I would most likely lose the game. You know sometimes you just drop the ball but thets just dropping the ball that's just a turnover, I have to use the word "just" lightly in that sentence because turnovers are bad, there is nothing you can do worse on offense then turn the ball over. Back on track anyway is the fact that when you say way to drop the ball your talking about something on a much larger scale, such as the game. In fact its a great new saying I say, reminds me of the days of "coach" in honesty. But really dropping the ball is no good. Of course dropping the ball and a turnover could only happen in basketball unless its the fourth down in football, it can happen in a lot of sports really...
So let me write a story because I feel like writing a story.
A kid was playing a game of football, well more then one kid was playing actually 22 were on the field at one time. This kid played on the offense as a receiver, (the guys catching the balls, usually). Well this was no average game, this was a big game you know. A Championship of sorts, time was running out and his team was losing, a big play was needed to get them in scoring distance to win this game. The play was set up beautifully the offensive line blocked well, the safety took 3 steps the wrong way and covered the tight end, and the kid ran a beautiful post, blowing past the cornerback, with nothing but a wide open field and green grass ahead of him. The ball was thrown and it spiraled perfectly the kid had done everything perfectly so far, (its not always easy running routes that blow past all state cornerbacks) but as the ball was coming into his diamond shaped hands he turned his head looking downfield and dropped the ball. Losing all hope of winning this game. See he made a fundamental mistake "always catch the ball before you start to turn downfield. So after doing everything close to perfect he had to return to where he started, the line of scrimmage. How? The crazy thing it was simple, and he had to totally restart everything, the only thing he could hope to take from it, was a powerful lesson.
That is the end of this quick story I just thought up, maybe everything in this story stands for something, a giant metaphor of sorts, maybe it was just for fun, maybe its because I was waiting for a download to finish. Maybe it happens to be all of the above. Whatever it is will be mine to know, just don't drop the ball, or at least learn from dropping the ball.
English told me writers don't ever write to just write they always have meaning behind their writing, I think that's true in a sense but writers like to just write, rain storms don't always have to mean anything you know, what I'm saying is I'm sure writers have written stories that are just stories and they mean everything that they say and that's it; no assuming.
(Really this wasn't a true story all made up). I wouldn't be surprised if its happened before though.
Okay and one last great piece of news, I have another follower! Yahoo I've never pushed people to follow my blog, for two reasons 1. I want my blog to be people I mostly feel okay saying "deeper" things about and there really isnt a number 2. or maybe because its just not my style to push those type of things. Either way feel better about yourselves cause I just might be a little insecure about people not enjoying what I post, but no fake love, all right? I'm not a fan of the fake love, "love your post!" or anything fake anyway.
That's it, keep it snappy, ya hear?
I like your stories. I remember reading through one in ninth grade English. I barely remember what it was about, but I remember thinking you were a great writer.
ReplyDeleteMetaphor or not, it's a good one!