My life is like a basketball.

Bouncing a hundred times in all directions before swishing through the hoop.

A big orange circle flying around like a tornado,

Making endless pounding noises as it hits the ground.

It smells sweaty and tastes like a big hard tomato,

It feels rough and warm from traveling around.

Orange circle on the green antlers at Fiserv Forum which is home to Giannis Antetokounmpo and the MIlwaukee Bucks.

Not bouncing one hundred times but one million times as it goes back and forth, back and forth before flying through the hoop.

My favorite basketball team is the Indiana Pacers.  

One of the star players of the team used to attend Oshkosh North High School,

He’s going to play in the All Star game as well.  

He’s a goat. 

I remember playing basketball as a little kid.

Dreaming to play in the NBA someday.   

Unfortunately my car needs an oil change so that takes care of that dream.

Second verse same as the first, my uncle always says.

The gusty winds of March Madness

blow quickly with mighty confidence 

and come to a standstill.

I enter the stadium with all the excitement,

my heart beats out of my chest and bounces around the aisle 

until it lands on my seat.

Sammy was so excited to find his seat and get settled.  His eyes darted around

taking in all of the sights.  He listened to the sounds of people and 

music all around him.

My team hits the floor and

I know they’re going to pull off a win.  

The game begins and the players start chasing 

up and down the court. 

My team is up by ten points

at the half.  

The quiet crowd can be heard 

cheering loudly, as the game continues. 

The big, tall, muscular opposing team seemed ever so weak as 

they were getting tossed around like little fairies.

I shouted “obrona” when my team lost possession of the ball.  

It must have been a good luck cheer because the ball slapped the 

player on the side of the head and rolled around the rim 

finally falling into the hoop

to score two more points for the win. 

It was like a big orange circle flying around like a tornado.