Friday Night Lights

Friday Night Lights

            Everyone has a passion for something. It doesn’t matter if it’s a sport, playing an instrument, photography, being outdoors, or even a person. My passion is playing football. During football season, I look forward to every Friday. On Friday’s, I wake up early and go to the football breakfast with my team. At school, I can’t concentrate on what my teachers are teaching because the only thing on my mind is the big game that night. Friday night football at Batesville High School is my passion.

I can relate to the poem “Friday Night Lights” by Adam James Law because it’s written about Friday night football and his passion for the game. When I’m in the field house, before the game is about to begin, I can relate to how Adam James Law feels when “you lace your shoes, and get one last stretch.” This is the time when you’re preparing yourself for the game. During this preparing time, I put my head phones in, shut the world out and listen to a song that gets me pumped up and ready to win. When I step out of the field house, just like Adam James Law, I get “a cold chill across the back” when I see the field and the huge crowd of Batesville Pioneer fans. This chill leaves a feeling of excitement.

            As I walk down from the field house, “the tunnel awaits.” I enter the tunnel with my teammates and we begin yelling, hitting each others helmets, and getting fired up. We chant a song that we sing every Friday in the tunnel. The song says “we ready, we ready, we ready for y’all.” I can hear “people stomping their feet,” the cheerleaders right outside the tunnel cheering, and the fireworks going off as we begin to sprint out. “You rush onto the field, with nothing but pride.” This is the most overwhelming and exciting feeling, and I know “it’s time for victory.”

Just like Adam James Law, author of this poem about Friday night football, I have a passion for football. I love to play. There’s nothing better than scoring a touchdown or doing something awesome in a game and having your name being announced over the loud speaker. I not only love playing, but I also love the bonding and time I get to spend with my teammates and coaches. I believe Adam James Law did a great job in his poem in describing the emotion and feeling you feel before a game. I love Friday night football.

LINK TO POEM :
http://www.voicesnet.org/displayonepoem.aspx?poemid=76151