Panting, sore I continue to run
Someone told me that this would be fun
I somehow believed them, but don't anymore
The word run makes my legs all the more sore
"Two laps!" screams coach, and my body screams, "No!"
I move my sad legs, and they dutifully go
The field looms before me, laughs at my pain
I don't know how, through this, I'm staying sane
At the end of practice, I'm glad I survived
I put the thought of next practice aside
Don't let myself think about doing it all again
I will enjoy the short time until then
"Good job" says coach, wearing a big smile
I realize that all this work is worthwile
Somehow, eagerness replaces the dread
My mind is alive, but my body is dead.
Author notes
This is kind of a joke about soccer. One of my friends said I need more funny poems, so I wrote this up. This is usually how I feel at the end of practice. Dreading the next practice, excited about the next game. I just figured I could put this into a poem, and I did.
Thanks for reading!
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Yay... a funny one
I really like this one too. What everyone else doesn't know is that is how you really felt about soccer, but I know it's the truth and now they do too. Regardless, you played well. ) -
I liked this a lot. As you know I'm partial to humorous poems, and i think you pulled it off here pretty well.
The rhythm seemed pretty solid most of the time, though there were a few points where it felt off a little. I don't have the time now to go through the whole poem, but one small change that might help (just my opinion)
"The field looms before me, it laughs at my pain"
Just a thought
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this is really cute.
i hate practicing running but for some reason i did track. early mornings full of stretches and endless laps.
makes no sense.
anyways. i really relate to this.
well done.
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Our last practice is tomorrow... I have a feeling it's gonna be a hard one though.
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I remember feeling like this when I re-entered my highschool gym class after having 3 months off for summer vacation! I was so sore that I could hardly move - You're not supposed to feel like that when you're still young, are you?! LOL. Anyway, I really enjoyed reading this poem. It'll make all its readers think back to similar times, I'm sure. We've all been here before! Favorite lines were:
"Someone told me that this would be fun
I somehow believed them"
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"My mind is alive, but my body is dead."
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very funny poem
To really enjoy playing soccer you do have to train hard.
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You've got that right. I'm feeling rather optimistic at the moment, since we have a game tomorrow, and no practice for two weeks thanks to all the games.
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