You might think I’m just
a 15 year old boy
with brown hair
and brown eyes
But I know I am more
way more than that
not a world class mathematician or scientist
not a dog or a lion
A Soccer game
a slow moving Soccer game
when I’m frustrated
or angry
When I go home and scream
thinking about how to fix my problems
I am the team in the game with a weak strategy
no goals
incomplete passes
wanting to give up
waiting for my coach to sub me out
a new player who’s better
But when I take my break for halftime
I refresh myself
my Soccer game starts to flow
Complete passes from player to player
and a strong mindset
I become an interesting soccer game
the game everyone wants to go to
Both teams pressing hard
shots left and right
some so close to going in
I begin to go forward but turn and drop
I’m constantly running
until I run out of stamina
then I break
and that’s where the final whistle blows
I take a breath and prepare for the next game
and the next
and the next
The brown-haired, brown-eyed boy
is a Soccer game
a slow, fast, surprising Soccer game all in 90 minutes