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Can Composure be Taught

     Can composure somehow be taught
       pre-packaged ‘poise lessons’ bought
     
     Can’t say I ever gave it a thought
        ‘til I watched a WNBA 'game' 
    

Pennsylvania's Governor's Economic Forecast

      Since when did governors offer advice
      on the NBA draft, teams just roll the dice

         Josh Shapiro told ‘his team’ 
         Ace Bailey’s low self-esteem 

  

Tall and Soft

Written By:  D. Collins 6/11/25


Nothing could explain how soft OKC probably is.
Blocking out? And a max of 4 points from a big?
They have no Charles Barkley who sat in their laps.
Ensuring they couldn't jump and came over the back.


There was an umbrella around the rim in the old days.
Now 4 out of 5 players

The Real AI

Written By:  D. Collins 6/6/25


Big men shivered when he got into the paint.
Knowing they're a victim of his vicious faints.
He had the meanest crossover anyone has ever seen.
Even Michael Jordan got postered on our T.V. screens.

He was a little man with the heart and will of a bull.
Made many so-called professionals look like a

Angelic Standards Trashed

     Angel Reese plays basketball for the Chicago Sky
          She talks trash like an overwrought magpie

     The media compares her to the great Caitlin Clark
          ~ though almost all

US Sports Report

When playing basketball
being tall is best it's thought
but that's not all
wearing saggy baggy shorts on the court
needs keen hand-eye coordination
plus being fleet of foot
and have no quibble with dunk or dribble
if through the hoop a Wilson you wish to put.
As for American football
boring from the sideline I find
it's more talk less action
namby-pamby as opposed to

Kaleidoscope

Kaleidoscope 

A man unsure of how to address women
walked into a tube of colored glasses
and bits of painted paper.

he was brought up as a Presbyterian, were
women were held in high esteem
wore long gloves when going to a ball.

He thought the color in the kaleidoscope
where tartish-like women dressed in red
standing on the pavement near a bar.

Yet

A Double-Sided Coin: Playoffs

The roar of the crowd fills the air
The whistle blows, my heart pumping
Bucket for Bucket, foul for foul
A free shot soon to be coming

A needed break for the fans and players
As the game comes to a pause 
The team devises their next move
A new perfect plan without flaws

A tense feeling overtakes the room
As the game

The Big Tuba

The soups and  breads were fixed 
know seemed to have interest
In that. One commented that the
Chickens used in the soup were as
big as geese, naming one kingKong. 
Garlic and margine was used with
Garden herbs to create the croutons. 
He would be a one man ed gang to
complete all the tasks still needed to
be done

Turning the Table

Trailing, doubts arise,
Then a spark, the tide will turn,
New lead takes the court.

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Basketball Blitzkrieg

Fast break, a blur,
Points rain down, a sudden storm,
Net sings, game over.

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The world doesn't want me

The world doesn’t want me—
I feel it in the spaces between words,
in the rooms that fall silent when I enter,
in the way their eyes cut through me, sharp and indifferent.
I exist like an echo no one listens for,
a presence only ever tolerated,
never embraced.
They laugh like glass shattering,
pointing fingers dipped in poison,
whispering daggers into my skin.
I

Basketball Picks

Untimely was Hamilton Hicks
In making his basketball picks.
He knew it all well,
How each bracket fell,
But always too late with his clicks.

Michael vs LeBron

Why is that even a discussion?
Why everything gotta be a competition, a comparison or even a debate?
Michael Jordan was the “GOAT” of his time and generation. LeBron is the “GOAT” of this time and generation. But so is Steph Curry, Kevin Durant, Chris Paul, James Harden, Kyrie Irving, Luka Doncic, Ja Morant, Nikola, Shai, Victor,

Lady in Red

Mist wraps around her like dreams,  
Smart-girl vibes echo in whispers,  
She struts through rain and thunder,  
New money shines bright in her eyes.  

A locket swings close to her heart,  
Memories whisper through each droplet,  
She dances as storms gather round,  
Each step a pulse, a fierce

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