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Poetic Thoughts - A Poem In A Poem - by C.W. Pruitt II
posted: Feb. 19, 2016
A Poem In A Poem
Below is a poem I wrote on December 13, 2015. This poem is a first for me because it features a poem inside a poem.
The poem and the poem inside of a poem pay tribute to the cross-over dribble of Tim Hardaway. He perfected the move while a college basketball player at UTEP. His 2-step move featured a hitch which would leave the defender a pile of goo upon the basketball court.
The UTEP 2-Step of Tim Hardaway
Before Alley Iverson
ever executed
his jazz maestro-level
cross-over-dribble
in the NBA
was
the UTEP 2-Step
of Tim Hardaway
Magic Johnson
after getting annihilated
by the rookie's
UTEP 2-Step said,
"There is a new
sheriff in town
and his name is
Tim Hardaway.
That cross-over this kills!"
poem within a poem
The UTEP 2-Step
The hitch
a bitch
to defend.
To fans
it did please,
The Great Magic Johnson
Brought to his knees.
C.W. Pruitt II
cw@broadripplegazette.com