"Under Pressure"
by
Sean

ou have the ball down two, four seconds to go

what should you do? I call a T.O.

"Okay," says the coach, "this is the play."

He writes it down, "This'll work anyday!"

"So who wants the ball, be brave, be strong

"Gimme the rock, don't get me wrong."

Walking onto the floor, I think to myself,

If I make this, my trophie's going on the top shelf.

"Go!" yells the inbounder, slapping the ball.

"Here goes," I think, "I'll give it my all."

So in goes the pass, right to my hands,

I'm in the zone, can't even hear the fans.

I put on a move - oh man, I smoked him!

Now I know to concentrate on the rim.

With a clear shot, I looked down at my feet,

then at the buzzer, which I have to beat.

Stepping back, behind the arc

I shoot the ball, oh yeah, it's on the mark!

It's gonna go in, I know in my head

Time to remember what my dad always said,

"Know it's going in, don't doubt it at all."

So I didn't, it works, I watched the ball.

I kept my hand up, dying swan in the air,

Keeping it up, showing I care.

I watched the ball go through the hoop,

As it went in, I let out a whoop!

"You're the man!" they all say,

I know that because I tickled the twine with the trey!

The End

Story by: Sean , age 12

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