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The One-Hundred Meters
August 12, 2011
My hands on the ground before the line,
One knee in my chest, the other in the ground.
A ribbon to be won; maybe to be mine.
BANG! The runners and I, we start with a bound.
All the girls in front of me are larger, only in height.
My legs kick into high gear.
And all those taller girls are out of my sight.
Three syllables, my name, are all I hear.
The finish line quickly approaches,
And I run faster, as if I am running from my Death.
“You won! You won!” I hear from the coaches.
I receive my trophy all out of breath.
The one-hundred meters are done.
The trophy, oh how it does gleam!
For the girl’s team, this is what I won.
A glance to the stands; my eyes meet smiles that beam.
© David I., Phoenix, AZ
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TWIGGII666 GOLD said...
on Aug. 21 2011 at 11:24 am
Somewhere around 15.34 i think. i usuallly i finish in the top 3. my first meet i got first in both sprinting and hurdleing. I also just started track last year. We used to have cross country (im not a long distance runner) but the school cut it. Both my aunt and my uncle were in track and my aunt now coaches track and volleyball. My dad was also in track, along with just about every other sport.
TWIGGII666 GOLD said...
on Aug. 19 2011 at 6:51 pm
That makes sense. What's your fastest 100 meter time?
TWIGGII666 GOLD said...
on Aug. 17 2011 at 7:03 pm
Really? That's odd. I have the feeling that I have to beat the other people in myheat that are from my school.
