The Game

There stood out front, and boasting hard the two opposing teams

There was Gareth, Chad and Cameron with faces mighty mean

The other side was just as bold, but stood there just one man

It was Dad in business shirt and tie with basketball in hand

“Who’s to start” they argued and the choice came down to shots

“The first to get a foul line score when the other side does not”

So with that matter settled the game could now begin

The three determined shorties felt for sure that they would win

Fast and furious was the pace as each ball found the net

The rules were altered constantly and dad’s business shirt was wet

There were long shots, short shots, jumps and fades and tricky footwork too

And lots of stops for passing cars and neighbours not a few

After fifteen rugged minutes of the struggle to and fro

The boys were one point from a win and then came dad’s free throw

He took the shot from centre court just by the flower bed

The shot described a perfect arc hitting nothing but the net

So now the scores were all tied up at twenty points each team

The boys foreboding silence caused dad’s sweaty eyes to gleam

Cameron threw in from the side a tricky pass to Chad

He passed it on to Gareth but it was snatched away by dad

A short sharp dribble in the key an underarm upload

Saw the ball bounce off the board and roll on to the road

Old Mr Clancy driving by was waving as he sang

And the scores were still at twenty all when the basketball went BANG!