Pigskin and A Dream

by ajharrison2

January 30, 2015

Aj Harrison

Poem – Draft

PigSkin and a Dream

It all start in the 6^th grade

Watching the game on tv with my family

Nothing special just a good time with those that mean the most

A spark hit my mind

It was my time to get out there, and be like the men on tv

Stricken with limited air supply, I fell short of my goal

But I knew I’d make it there one day

So I tried again two years later

Determined, and willing to fight

Did great my first year, but didn’t touch the rock

Wanting to have the skin in my hands, I tried again next year

Reaching my goal I was extremely happy so I took off

Like Usain on the track, and progressed rapidly

Time and time again I look back

Thinking of all my successes but they will mean nothing

If I don’t make my mama proud

The clearest dream of them all

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ajharrison2Jan 30, 2015

<p style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-family: ITCFranklinGothicStd-Book, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: 21px; color: rgb(37, 37, 37);">Aj Harrison<p style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-family: ITCFranklinGothicStd-Book, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: 21px; color: rgb(37, 37, 37);">Poem – Draft<p style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-family: ITCFranklinGothicStd-Book, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: 21px; color: rgb(37, 37, 37);">PigSkin and a Dream<p style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-family: ITCFranklinGothicStd-Book, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: 21px; color: rgb(37, 37, 37);">It all start in the 6<span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit;">th grade<p style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-family: ITCFranklinGothicStd-Book, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: 21px; color: rgb(37, 37, 37);">Watching the game on tv with my family<p style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-family: ITCFranklinGothicStd-Book, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: 21px; color: rgb(37, 37, 37);">Nothing special just a good time with those that mean the most<p style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-family: ITCFranklinGothicStd-Book, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: 21px; color: rgb(37, 37, 37);">A spark hit my mind<p style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-family: ITCFranklinGothicStd-Book, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: 21px; color: rgb(37, 37, 37);">It was my time to get out there, and be like the men on tv<p style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-family: ITCFranklinGothicStd-Book, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: 21px; color: rgb(37, 37, 37);">Stricken with limited air supply, I fell short of my goal<p style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-family: ITCFranklinGothicStd-Book, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: 21px; color: rgb(37, 37, 37);">But I knew I’d make it there one day<p style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-family: ITCFranklinGothicStd-Book, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: 21px; color: rgb(37, 37, 37);">So I tried again two years later<p style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-family: ITCFranklinGothicStd-Book, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: 21px; color: rgb(37, 37, 37);">Determined, and willing to fight<p style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-family: ITCFranklinGothicStd-Book, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: 21px; color: rgb(37, 37, 37);">Did great my first year, but didn’t touch the rock<p style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-family: ITCFranklinGothicStd-Book, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: 21px; color: rgb(37, 37, 37);">Wanting to have the skin in my hands, I tried again next year<p style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-family: ITCFranklinGothicStd-Book, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: 21px; color: rgb(37, 37, 37);">Reaching my goal I was extremely happy so I took off<p style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-family: ITCFranklinGothicStd-Book, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: 21px; color: rgb(37, 37, 37);">Like Usain on the track, and progressed rapidly<p style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-family: ITCFranklinGothicStd-Book, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: 21px; color: rgb(37, 37, 37);">Time and time again I look back<p style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-family: ITCFranklinGothicStd-Book, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: 21px; color: rgb(37, 37, 37);">Thinking of all my successes but they will mean nothing<p style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-family: ITCFranklinGothicStd-Book, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: 21px; color: rgb(37, 37, 37);">If I don’t make my mama proud<p style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-family: ITCFranklinGothicStd-Book, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: 21px; color: rgb(37, 37, 37);">The clearest dream of them all