Tuesday, April 1, 2014

116 shots

There she stands
On the baseline
The racket in her right hand
The ball in her left
Looking down the pitch
To her opponent on the other side
This is it
This is that last point
She wins this point
She wins this match
She wins this championship
She becomes the world’s no. 1
She throws up the ball
And serves for glory

But her opponent is not easy
She is not someone to mess with
She has been no.1
For the past five years
10 years Older
10 years more experience
And the rally goes on and on
The ball goes back and forth
12 shots

They put the racket in her hands
When she was just four years old
She could not even run straight
When she did
She would bump into things
No control over her body
Why they put the racket in her hands
She would never know
She would never understand
What they saw in her
She grew up to love the game
Everyday becoming better and better
And started dreaming of winning
Started dreaming of becoming no.1
And her coaches would encourage her
And fuel the dream more and more

20 shots
The rally goes on and on
She has worked for this for so long
13 years she has been dreaming about it
Another 4 years she has been fighting
To win that spot
The world’s no.1

27 shots
The rally goes on and on
Her opponent is not giving up
She wants this too
She wants to prove she still has it
Six years in a row
That is her goal
And she is letting it go

34 shots
The rally goes on and on
The crowd starts to get restless
The point is dragging on
Yet it is not boring
It is obvious how both players want the title
It is obvious how both want the trophy
It is obvious how both want the glory
It is obvious how both want to be no.1

41 shots
The rally goes on and on
Her opponent really wants this
She is applying every tactic
Performing every trick
She is playing with all her might
And all her cunning
She wants to win this
One way or another

49 shots
The rally goes on and on
But she is not falling
For any of those tricks
She grew up watching her opponent
Studying her
Learning from her
She was her idol all this time
And now they are head to head
Playing for this glorious title
Fighting for the spot of no.1

56 shots
The rally goes on and on
The crowd becomes excited
This point is awesome
They are breaking every record
They are fighting
Not just playing
The crowd feels they are playing
For something more than just a point
Something more than just a match
Or a championship
Something more than just a trophy
They are fighting for their dreams

63 shots
The rally goes on and on
Her opponent cannot believe it
How can she break every tactic?
She has no experience
She is not as strong
Nor as smart
How can she do all this?
Just playing with heart?
Or is there something more?
A real desire to win?
A dream like her own?
But she will not break down either
This is her dream too

70 shots
The rally goes on and on
All this time
And she is not on the defensive
She is matching her opponent
Stroke for stroke
She knows this must frustrate her opponent
Just keep playing with heart
She must win this

79 shots
The rally goes on and on
The crowd cannot believe what they are watching
Suddenly she is on the attack
Taking all her opponent’s tricks
All her tactics
And devises one of her own
Combining several shots
Impossible shots
Her opponent with all her experience
Can only defend
No one believes what is happening
Not the players themselves

91 shots
The rally goes on and on
She glimpses a small opening
A small ray of hope
To achieve her dream
And she pushes
With all her heart
With all her might
She is going for her dream
She can taste it

104 shots
The rally goes on and on
Her opponent suddenly breaks
Could not take all the pressure
All the effort
And she goes in for the kill
And she gets it

The crowd is ecstatic
What a match
What a point
They will both become legends
They are legends
Though they were both fighting for their dreams
They reached something much more
They reach immortality
Which is a dream
Everyone is afraid of
Because it is impossible
But they did it
With this wonderful fight
The longest rally
116 shots


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