文章基本信息

标题：I win Again
作者：Taylor, Acquenetta
期刊名称：Tamara: Journal of Critical Postmodern Organization Science
印刷版ISSN：1532-5555
电子版ISSN：1545-6420
出版年度：2001
卷号：2001
出版社：Akademia Leona Kozminskiego

I win Again

Taylor, Acquenetta

Nike Poems by Acquenetta Taylor

Being strong has made me weak

having to pretend I so complete

Though symptoms they spell sheer defeat

I'm a Winner not Quitter I must compete.

In a place, a familiar face

I see as I pace the track

holding back, my attempt to react

To the movement that surrounds me.

Pressing towards the mark

as the arch in my back

Deepens with determination.

Only to see as I pull my knee

there's that face beside me.

From the corner of my eye

I glance to the side

Never showing worry or defeat.

Again I remind me

I'm a Winner, not a Quitter,

and a Winner must compete!..

Growing closer to the end

I'm wearing the number #10

Described best by the fans

that surround me.

From the year prior too

I haven't a clue

Everything's happening so fast.

My opponents they're competing

But, it feels like I'm cheating

`cause my legs seem to run on their own

But my mind says don't knock it

Execute! As I block it

Straining to take that last stretch...

As I leap toward the mark

There's relief in my heart

While the tension grips my shoulders

I'm beginning to swear

The trophy's right there!

The competition is officially over.

I WIN AGAIN

Acquenetta Taylor is a writer and author of the soon to be released book "Just Before Dawn." She is interested in the commercials Nike has so often aired. She can be reached via email Twaimports@aol.com or (773-924-2645). Fax (773-924-2625).