Caren Krutsinger Poet Free verse

Molly Our Football Star

I have a football star in my family.
She is my granddaughter and she is thirteen.
A girly-girl when she is not playing defense.
A grizzly bear when she is playing on defense.
I will not get to see her play because I work
And her games start at 3:30 unless I take an hour off my work.
Her next game is her last game. I am debating...
I hear she is really good from my husband who was shocked
Last Thursday that a football game lasts two full hours.
He is not sports-oriented but got a kick out of it this time
Because he is related to a star player, the lone female player.
So did you picture her built like a tank?
She is built like a giraffe with super skinny
Tall legs. It is the beginning of eighth grade so
Of course she is still a head taller than the rest of the team- all boys.

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Michelle Faulkner October 8, 2018 at 11:28 PM Your granddaughter is my new hero (or heroine I guess) I hope she shows those boys how it's done! Caren Krutsinger October 9, 2018 at 7:19 AM She says that she is friends with the boys on both teams, but when she first began knocking them down, they were shocked she could "hit" and some cried. She is trying to go a bit easier on them.

Line Gauthier October 8, 2018 at 10:32 AM Go Molly go !! Congrats, no wonder you are so proud of your star, Caren. Caren Krutsinger October 8, 2018 at 11:03 AM I truly am, Line. I truly truly am!