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The ball of Judgement
I see the court
I see the tall kids, and feel short
I see the basketballs bouncing
I see the intense basketball being played
I made my way over to the court and introduced myself
I was put onto a team and began playing
I was guarding someone who was 5’10 and I was 5’3
I was immediately seen as too short to and bad at basketball
I felt like a NBA player
I took the judgment and used it as a drive
I played for 20 minutes
I did not get the ball once
I called for it tens of times
I finally received the ball and took the shot
I felt the ball flow off my hands like butter
I watched the ball fly through the air and it swished through the net
I kept calling for the ball and the players surprisingly started passing to me
I scored 20 points that game and
I left that court knowing I had done my part and had helped my team win the game.
I now know after this experience to never judge a book by its cover.
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I wrote this poem because of the unreasonable judgment that I received because of my height. Height has also been an insecurity of mine and felt like I really expressed that in this poem.