two teams enter the
field, the crowd is curious
of the outcome both sides on a 120 yard green oasis
knowing that one team will emerge victorious,
the 22 players all have a common interest
to score, pass, and defend, and try not to fall
whistle blows and the game starts,
all players in a frantic haste to get the ball,
a failed attempt to score is imminent
as the player kicks from a bad angle and without
fail the ball skims the edge of the goal,
and fly out of bounds provoking the shouts,
cheering and boo’s of the crowd the goalie kicks the ball,
and it starts soaring in the air over the players heads,
and to the half court line the midfielders
sprint forward to the ball as if they were being chased, spread
out on the field, and try to receive the ball, only to be stunned
when the black and white sphere in the commotion,
gets kicked out of bounds flying away now it’s time
for the throw-in people wait for the ball to fly in plans in motion,
players cover players, trying to make sure that they won’t
get passed to, hoping to take the ball for their team
the ball gets thrown in the air, and in fluid
motion, the defending team receives the ball, beam
of joy emerges, quickly put out they know there’s no time
to waste they move, in a flurry of motion to the goal, hopes getting warmer
goalie not as lucky as before as the ball gets
chipped in, to the far right corner