CHI 109 TOR 107
Roman
Shakes his head,
Looking down.
The kids around him laugh.
He turns to me:
Man, Mr. M--
In the playoff game last night--
I got dunked on.
The room erupts.
Roman blushes.
But he also knows I’ve got his back.
And that I get it.
You know who doesn’t get dunked on? I say--
People who don’t defend.
You know who doesn’t get dunked on?
People sitting on the bench.
Or in their rooms.
Or wherever.
The other kids
Stop laughing
And Roman cracks a smile.
Man,
Being dunked on
Is how you know you’re in the game.
Shakes his head,
Looking down.
The kids around him laugh.
He turns to me:
Man, Mr. M--
In the playoff game last night--
I got dunked on.
The room erupts.
Roman blushes.
But he also knows I’ve got his back.
And that I get it.
You know who doesn’t get dunked on? I say--
People who don’t defend.
You know who doesn’t get dunked on?
People sitting on the bench.
Or in their rooms.
Or wherever.
The other kids
Stop laughing
And Roman cracks a smile.
Man,
Being dunked on
Is how you know you’re in the game.
Haiku
You may look better
Sitting on the bench, but you
Will not get better. *
*Except for when you’re injured
Sitting on the bench, but you
Will not get better. *
*Except for when you’re injured