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Soccer
Cleats
shoes that were bought
in hues of electric yellow and rosy pink
are now stained with mud
dirt, wear, love
Uniform
an identification
a source of burning
pride that I belong
I matter, I am here
for a reason
Goal
an engineered structure
a figurative and literal place
where all things start
end and happen, where
memories are made
Field
a plot of grass
it comes in perfectly manicured
rectangles, and wonky quadrilaterals in
dire need of a haircut, painted
with carefully measured lines,
trampled with stories and
wishes and curses and needs
Ball
a rotund object
colors and brands define it
but it is the object, like the
sun that the earth and it’s
fellow planets orbit in
a schedule of games and times
and matches and playoffs
Home
Home is wearing cleats,
Identified in a uniform,
Towards the goal,
On the field,
With the ball
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