For the Love of the Game

An athlete's poem about the love of basketball

I step onto to the court

I find freedom

They announce my name

The whistle blows

The game begins

And I get the ball

The intensity drives me insane

The energy is wild

My adrenaline rush is hyping

I dribble, I shoot, I score

The crowd goes wild

I keep my head in the game

But this is the reason why I play

I step onto the court

I give it all or nothing

Win or lose

This game means something

We’re a team

That’s how it works

She plays for me

I play for her

And together we’ll shine

We race against the clock

So when that last buzzer sounds

Our score is up

This is the reason why I play

I step onto the court 

This wooden floor is my stage

It’s the day I’ve been waiting for

It’s game day

Against our biggest rivals

That team that always wins

But this time will be different

It’s our turn to win

We work as a team

For each other

For our coaches

For our fans

This is the reason why I play

I step onto the court 

It’s my very last game

Basketball had consumed me

But now it must end

My emotions are soaring

All over the place

But I play my heart out 

I give my absolute everything

We lost by 3 points 

Barely missed that championship game

I could have made history

Missed it by that much

So why did I play?

I stepped off that court

For the very last time

I wanted to scream 

My tears wouldn’t stop

That was my last game

With the game that I loved

It felt like a bad break-up

The day I left that gym

The day that I had to,

Turn my number 13 jersey in

But I’ll always love the game

It’s not just a sport I play

It’s a part of who I am now

It’s written on my heart 

It’s always on my mind

It’s a passion in my soul

So yes this is a love poem

A love poem for my broken heart

From the day I had to walk away

From the only thing I truly loved 

And this is the reason why I played 

Reviews

[Sami Khalil]

"It’s not just a sport I play
It’s a part of who I am now
It’s written on my heart
It’s always on my mind
It’s a passion in my soul"

You have summed it up marvelously in those lines. A splendid poem...:).....

[Northern Woman]

I love it! This is the best love poem that I've ever read! I love the emotion in it :D

[Brooklyn]

Wow thank you so much!! It means a lot to me!

[Justin]

that is an amazing poem!!!! the way you detailed it, is awesome, as a reader i can picture everything that is going on!!! plus it is talking about the greatest game in the world, which is basketball!!!!!!!!! :)

[Brooklyn]

Thanks Justin!! Hahah basketball is obviously pretty great :)

[Justin]

your welcome brooklyn :) yup it is, it is one of few things that isnt confusing lol