Penny-Pinching Poetry
By: Paul I
My Therapist
My Therapist I get on the court. The struggles of life pounding on my back. But I take my first shotAll of my troubles vanish. Life stops throwing javelins. All I am focused on is one thing: Basketball. I swish shot after shot. Every dribble move crisp and precise like a perfectly cooked pizza. I feel like Michael Jordan, Shot after shot, swish after swish. The ball seems to be walking through the hoop. Basketball is my vacation. My short excursion from life. It is my bomb shelter from life's constant bombarding: And I love it. I can play, and play, and play for hours: Until my mom calls me inside to do homework. And life starts bombing me again.
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Vote for Trump
Vote for Trump Politicians are crazy. They are lazy. They want power. So they turn bad and sour. All they care about is their wealth, Not even about people's health. They deceive us all, They play with Americans like were a doll. They swindle the nation: In all publications. They make us think things are fine, While this nation snaps like a piece of pine. This country is in debt, And they tell us not to break a sweat. They tell us everything is going to be A-ok, While we watch our country decay. So go ahead and tell Barack that I'm Ba-roke: 'cause this empire has turned into a joke. That's why I vote for Trump. Because he will get the US over the bump. He will make America great again, We will be the lions in the den. We will be respected and feared, Nothing will ever be commandeered From this great country: That we all call home.
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Home There is a place where everything is joyful and happy. There is a place where the fun never ends. There is a place that is tranquil and serene. There is a place where tears are replaced with grins. There is a place that laughs and cries with me. There is a place where there is no harm. There is a place where the laughter never runs out. There is a place that always has food waiting when I'm hungry. There is a place that always welcomes me with a warm hug whenever I return from one of my adventures. There is a place where the world's tragedies cannot enter. There is a place that I have known since my birth: And it has never left me. So I have never left it. There is a place where love is boundless and limitless. There is a place that has forever taken my heart. What is this place? This place is called home.
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Citations Image 1: http://bit.ly/1CqraCv Image 2: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basketball Image 3: http://bit.ly/1L1KOr2