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For the Love of Volleyball

December 11, 2014
By Brooke Reinhardt BRONZE, Goshen, Indiana
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Bumps, burns, and bruises are the battle scars
of the ones who have thrown themselves on the floor
like a dirty sock, for the sake of a ball
not bouncing

© Martha V., Morton Grove, IL

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purplepanda84 BRONZE said...
on Dec. 20 2014 at 6:14 pm
purplepanda84 BRONZE, Goshen, Indiana
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When something bad happens you have three choices. You can either let it define you, let it destroy you, or you can let it strengthen you.

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nice poem girl:)