Basketball

• Jessica Scally, Grade 6
• Poetry
• 2004

Basketball is my favourite sport.
A long hard game.
Sweat dripping down my forehead.
"Keep going" the angry coach yells.
Easy does it when no one is around.
"Three seconds in the keyway" shouts the tired umpire.
"Buy me a powerade" I scream to mum.
After the game I get an icecream.
Lay-ups are an easy way to score.
Longing for a drink but I keep going.