Michael Ceraolo- Two Poems

Buzzer Beater (8)

Tie game

Two seconds left

                                                                                         The ball inbounded

                                                                                     to a player on the right

                                                                        who took two dribbles

                                                                                   forward

                                                                    and to the center

                                                                then heaved

                                                                a half-court shot

                                      that banked in for the win

[Insert your own cliche and/or crappy metaphor about bank shots

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Buzzer Beater (9)

He caught either a very bad shot or a very good pass;

                                                                              then,

whether because he had no shot even from two feet

or because he wasn't aware of the time

or because he valued style over substance,

he went up for the dunk to tie the game

                                                             But

though the ball was over the rim in the cylinder

it hadn't actually left his hand as time expired

and his team lost