1. Thomas Redd Poetic Hoopa By: A Future Pro Basketball Player

2. Poem It's funny how you go from nothing to something A nobody to a somebody Last pick to 1st round draft Discovering your own book Your own legacy I'm constantly asked "Who you model your game after?" Or I'm constantly being told "You play like so and so" When I just want to be me Basketball is my strawberry

3. You win some You learn some, i said You win some You'll earn some Making my own legendary path Starting late But finishing strong Majestically one with the game Poetically one with the work I won't stop until I'm given what I deserve My story will be told Called the Poetic Hoopa

4. Free Verse

5. Meaning The meaning is talking about his favorite thing to do which is playing basketball and writing poems.

6. Deeper Meaning Talks about what he feels comfortable at doing and how much he likes doing it.

7. Theme Do what you like and keep doing it.

8. I like this poem because it talks about basketball and that’s my favorite sport.