The Soccer Player

Empty

Everything goes blank

Legs feel twice their weight

Pulling you down

Gasping for air

But somehow

Your legs keep moving

The only sounds are your feet

Pounding against the turf

And your heart

Beating rapidly

All you want is to stop

Be done

But you have to keep pushing forward

Reaching for anything that's left in you

Sacrificing your body

For who you will become

The only things keeping you going

Hopes and dreams

Of the player

You wish to be

And the love of the game

The game that gives you something that nothing else does

That you discovered when you were little

With a ball at your feet

And a huge grin

Running back and forth

Touching line after line

One more step

One more rep

To reach your one goal

Success