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It was always in my nature to play the game

Born to Compete

by HarryT

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I was born with a competitive nature   Being a first son I had to prove myself as Being worthy of dad’s attention I worked hard to please, when little I Always wanted to help, Dad Whether it was fixing things or Pushing my little lawn mower as He cut the grass that surrounded our home.   As I got older baseball and basketball captured me However, I found for me good was never good enough I had to prove myself, I had to be among the best Being smaller than the other kids I counted on my speed and quickness   I loved sports and played through high school Then life intervene, I became an educator My nature drove me to achieve a high post During those years, sports were limited to Pick-up games and student-faculty competitions   Now that I am retired, I still feel that driven urge Flamed like a Phoenix rising from the ashes Bowling answered my need by engaging with My teammates three times a week I have ups and downs, good days and bad But I live to feel that competitive urge Surge through my veins when I step to the line   I always want to win, but I have learned that Competition is more than just Winning or losing, at my age it is about Friendship too.

Writing Prompt Write a free verse poem on competition. Tell what it means to be competitive and why you love competition or not. Free verse is a form of poetry that does not necessarily follow to any specific meter patterns, rhyme, or any other pattern. Free verse, despite its freedom, often still has some elements of form. Most free verse does observe a convention of lines and structure. No rhyming patterns.

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