Poetry

Penalty Kick

Hudson Jetton

Overtime.Golden Goal.As I place the ball in a circle,I think about where I should place the shot.

top leftbottom lefttop rightbottom right

I wait for the whistlemy team is silentbut the crowd is roaring

pressure is onnerves rush through me

suddenly the crowd silencesthe whistle blows

I sprint toward the ballthe crowd stands

my shot

swiftquickhardand low right

the keeper dives for the ballI turn my headdon’t even watchI knowI won the game.

penalty kick hudson jetton
Hudson Jetton, 12
Hoover, Alabama

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