Ode to Joy

One song

One song is all it takes for memories to come back 

Of the white and green tarp, the looked blue 

To the first-ever WGI performance in Indy 

To long nights spent in elementary school gyms practicing 

To the black costumes with a choker that literally choked us 

To win against a team, we haven’t won against in 6 years 

To all the stress this show caused everyone

To the live music played during the performance by other members.

Of flutter fetti getting all over high school gym floors 

Of crying together when we won 

Of the tricks, I put blood, sweat, and tears into so I could master them.

Of crowds going wild 

Of tattoos of the show logo on moms wrists 

To the best friend I now barely speak too 

To the year I fell in love with a sport so much 

To improve my skills as a performer

To getting influenza and still preforming 

To hear the song and flashbacking to my instructors

The feelings of being jealous that I did not get a better spot 

To pushing pieces of foam about the white, blue, and green tarp

 Not getting to paint the tarp because of school.

Of memories of bright pink flag silks, my sister sewed together 

To finally learn how to do show makeup

That song brings back so many memories 

of the positive and the negative of that year 

That song for me is Ode To Joy