13 Ways of Looking at a Basketball -Jackson Tuma

13 Ways of Looking at a Basketball

Jackson Tuma

I

Among the empty gym,

The only object moving

Is the lines on the basketball

II

The same empty gym,

The only sound, the ball,

Against the wooden court

III

A basketball,

Worn,

Torn,

Alone on a concrete court

IV

Bouncing side to side

Fooling the defender

Till it's in the basket

V

In the garage,

Next to the car

Stood the basketball,

Still as a stone

VI

A basketball,

Whistling through the air

Making the net sing

VII

Cocky men,

Backing their talk

Using only the basketball

VIII

The ball rotating,

Rotating,

Rotating,

Till it is meet by the strong hands of the player

IX

The joy of a kid,

With a new ball

New dream

X

The basketball

Giving kids

Hopes

Dreams

Opportunities

XI

A man in his car

Looking out his window

Watching kids playing with the basketball

Remembering his childhood

Making him smile

XII

A simple game

Worth more to the kids

And the ones who consider it a lifestyle

XIII

Kids playing

Laughing

Smiling

Having fun

Making memories