Reid's Poetry Collection

The ball bounces down court

Shoot the ball it went

Swish, net sways

The ball bounces down court

What if the sky is green not blue

What if people never went to school

What if everything is black and white

What if black was colored in the night

What if I went to a different world

What if I jumped up and did a twirl

This what if poem is true

But what if everyone wasn’t cool

The ball player went down the court

Defenders blocked him like a fort

He passed it to his teammate

But by that time it was to late

The defenders stole the ball

They ran down the court like they were in a hall

One of the guys shot the ball

Bounce and bounce and it falls

Buzzer beater, that is game

The losing team left in shame.

In my dream, it’s real life

When I hear cars, I hear nature

When I hear the ocean, I see blue

In the heat, I think of coldness

In the coldness, I think of heat

On opposite day I feel the same

When I ride my skateboard, I feel a flow

When I’m under water, I feel in a different world

So and this is true

But I’ll be me and you be you

Why are clouds puffy? They can’t be straight.

Why are clouds white and not black?

Why is the sea blue and not red?

Why is Coronavirus in this world?

Why was racism in this world?

I wonder if Aliens are real

I wonder if there’s another world like this

I wonder if there’s a world under the deep sea

I wonder if there’s a world with superheroes

I wonder if heaven is real

I wonder if you can pick what you want to do in heaven

I wonder if hell is real

I wonder what white people would think if they were slaves

I wonder why white people did that to black people

I wonder what the future is gonna be like

Blue shields the sky with the sun making light for everyone

I’m walking with Max

We’re also talking

Big buildings look like giants.

I hear him rapping.

I like it a lot.

Polo g has pain in his voice

Just listen to him

You will make a good choice.

The ball shielded with orange

Sheltered by orange lines that were on it like silk

The round ball bounces

Round like earth

Maybe a basketball is another planet

Once

Twice

Swish in the hoop and

We win

The sloths live in the tropical rain forest where they climb the trees

They climb bamboo trees in Costa Rica

There are some predators so they need to watch out

They live high in the canopies

Sloths are one of the slowest animals,

I’m a winner

Basketball player

Artist,

And I’m cool, amazing, excellent, smart

I like to dance, workout, go to school, listen to music, and rap

The world has languages, water, and sports

I have friends, I go to school, and I study.