Soccer
by Javier Gavilanes

Soccer is my passion.
Y’all don’t know what I feel when I play soccer.
I feel like a star high in the sky
I don’t play to show off.
I play because it’s what I love doing.
When I play soccer I feel like I’m shining like the sun
On a hot summer day.
I wish one day I can play for the big leagues–
like Mexico.
It doesn’t matter if you’re good or bad at a sport.
What matters is that you love playing it.