My Spark

The spark that starts the blaze, is the one that never strays. For me, there’s only thing that spark could be. The boom of the kick, the thrill of a pick, the sound of the whistle always makes my skin bristle with anticipation. The game I mention, is the best with question.  I’m talking about football the best sport of them all.

 

I played with passion, through the thick and thin, but then, it all came to a stop at the end of year twelve. I wished to continue with my love of the game, but people said it wouldn’t be the same. They all called me wishful, unrealistic, and naïve, despite all my dreams they just wouldn’t believe. I decided to go along with their expectations, but my heart couldn’t follow their regulations. So, I made up my mind to follow the path of my own design. I chose to play football, the best sport of all.

 

 I reached out to teams to fulfill my dream, but all my effort felt like wasted time. They said I was okay, they said I was fine. This wasn’t the result I had seen in my mind, but I didn’t give up, I didn’t give in. I told myself “I won’t let them win”.  One day I got a call, they said “we want you this fall” I get to play football, the best sport of all!

 

This call was my spark that continued the blaze and gave me the fire to walk out of my haze. I will never forget it in all of days, it made my life better in every way and the inspiration it gave will always remain. After all, I get to play football, the best sport, this fall.