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For the Love of the Game

May 27, 2014
By synalyssa SILVER, Palm Bay, Florida
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As the sweat trickles down my face
I run to first base
Out of the corner of my eye
I see the opponent and the sky
As she throws the ball
I trip and fall
But I get up
As the ball touches the rough

I try to run the space
From first to second base
The distance is long
But I will be strong
I push the limits
Within what feels like minutes

I wait for my teammate to hit
While I spit
She hits a home-run
And we run

We run to home base
And feel like we are in space
We won
With the will to run

© Natalie D., Marblehead, MA

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