Basketball is My Home

by Alexander Tran

You know it’s home

when you hear the squeaky shoes

the screaming players

the sweat hitting the floor

that’s my home

the best feeling is when you touch

the fusion of leather and rubber lining

and hear

“basketball hitting the floor”

then “swoosh” is the next sound

that’s when I found

my home

it doesn’t matter where you came from

it doesn’t matter about the shoes

even the numbers on the board doesn’t matter

what matters is what you bring to the table and your solid team

and when you mastered that feeling and knowing

you too shall call it home.