Osgood Schlatter
They say you can’t play with a bullet in your knee
but I still play with one in both knees
You shouldn’t underestimate something you don’t know
There’s always a change in something
“Ice your knee after every practice it helps the pain go away”
i don’t ice my knees to the day and still play basketball
Every bump every touch ahhh my knee hurts so bad
but it always goes away after a while
I thought I’d never play again
But to this day I do still play like kids with legos
This is a common disease it goes around a lot
Most athletes have it below their knee
But most athletes quit right after that
I didn’t quit because I like basketball
Unlike others they didn’t like it as much as I did
Basketball inspired me to keep going
So now thank you basketball
For the love given and shown
nice job! i liked how you were able to go up and present about this disease. it flowed together well. again, nice job.
ReplyDeleteI'm sorry that you have to go through this. I like how your still determined to play basketball. It takes a lot of heart to do that.
ReplyDeleteI didn't know you had this disease, I'm sorry about that..you're really brave because you were able to share this with the class and I really liked the poem
ReplyDeletei liked how you were talking about how you did not do what other people did when it cane to the problem in your knee ad you kept playing
ReplyDeleteI like how you wasn't scared to share this with us. I also like how you don't let this stop you from playing basketball. Overall good job!!!
ReplyDeleteI liked how you were talking about the thing that you loved and that a disease wasn't going to take that away from you. This also let me know that you are a strong soldier which was good.
ReplyDeleteI liked how you told everyone about how you did not give up like most athletes after being diagnosed with a disease that could harm them. I also like how you compared it too having a bullet in your knee.
ReplyDeletegiorgina-you were brave to share that about you
ReplyDeleteI didn't know that you had a disease that affected you so much. I like how basketball motivates you to push through the pain and give you the strength to keep playing. I think you definitely showed how you didn't let your disease get in the way of your true love, basketball.
ReplyDeleteGreat Job!
I like how you talk about struggle off having it
ReplyDeleteGood job floyd!! i didn't know you had Osgood Schlatter though i have many questions, id you always have it or did you recently get it? and what did you mean you have a bullet in both knee's for you being figurative or literal but over all you did a good job explaining how people tell you you cant play but you do any way because that's what you love!.
ReplyDeleteI didn't know you had a disease in your knee that day you got pushed and fell. You really played it off. You hid the pain you were probably feeling in your knee to the point no one would expect that you had it. Good job!
ReplyDeleteBraun- I thought you did a good job expressing yourself in something we as a class did not know about. Then how you put literary devices must have been hard. Good Job!!!
ReplyDeleteRashaad- I like how you showed that giving up isn't the way to go. Sometimes you have to overcome your fears and live life on the edge.
ReplyDeletegood job floyd. i really liked your poem. i liked how you were confident & talked about what you have. i never knew you had a disease. im glad that you still play through your pain because practice does make perfect. im proud that you talked about something like that and wasn't afraid
ReplyDeletei really can relate to this bc if i never told anyone about my diease know one wouldve ever known i will tell you this once you tell people you feel better bc you will have support and its aslo furstating as you know because people will never understand what you go though just you get though the day im glad you told the class this it makes me se a totally different side of you wonderful poem
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