Poem by CJ Hill-Holeman

 The 50 Free
By CJ Hill-Holeman

The whistle sounds.
Up on the block I hop,
The clock going tick-tock.
The starter says "Take you mark".
And the buzzer goes off- "BEEP"!

I bound off the block
Like a mad man can
The splash and dash
Cut a gash
Of whitewater, through the pool
All throughout the valiant duel
The water so cool.

A trail of whitewater as long as a snake's tail
Slashes through the pool.