Football and Love Poem- (Updated Rewritten by me)

Football and Love

I want to be on your team,

Because I know together we can win championships.
To offensively be there to help you score,

Or run it in for you when you don't have the energy anymore.

To guard you from those that will try to get a sack,

And be there with open arms waiting for you to complete that perfect catch.

Although roughing the passer is a common thing,

Because dumb people will still try to hurt you even if you don't have anything.

But I will protect you when you take that leap,

So have faith and you’ll see what I see.
Holding might interfere with our pace,
So I'll always try to keep my hands in a safe place.
And we might have a few false starts,

But that doesn't mean we were meant to be apart. 

So if the call on the field stands,

I know not everything goes the exact way that we planned.

A conversion might be exactly what we need,

To become the best damn team in the entire league.

So defensively, I'll always try to intercept,

Only because I enjoy watching you do what you do best.

But on those days you feel like you can’t tackle through,

You can always rely on me, because that's what I'm here to do.

And you might fumble one or two but that's okay,

Because I'll be there holding it down for you play by play. 

Every moment I spend without you feels like a first and ten,

Anxiously waiting to get to see you again.

So when we make it to the redzone I know that we're going to score,

Play action so good, we'll keep coming back for more.

But touchdown or not, it’s true,

I'd still be dancing right there with you.

And if the ball doesn't quite make it past the goal,

I will drive that kick so far just to keep us under control.   

Sure all teams win and lose,

But sixteen for sixteen would be too patronizing for me and you.

I know that a challenge is what both of us need,

So I would be ecstatic just to be on special teams. 

And you can rely on me to be there when we do get that big win,

But to also cheer you up when we fall short and miss again. 

Sometimes we need to be reminded if we get too confident,

And a loss will help remind us to be humble just in case we forget.  

I know we'll have exactly what it takes to pull it all off,

Before you know it will be headed straight for the playoffs.

So I would be over joyed to be your first round draft pick,
To show you exactly how we can make it to the championship.

I truly believe that there is no I in team, so together we cannot be beat,

Because with both of us on the same team,

There is no place on the field for defeat.

Written by: Tiffany Bales