I Am Brave

I am athletic and humorous I wonder why when some people get in trouble they laugh I hear the crack of the bat during a baseball game on television I see the mountains in my backyard I want to travel to Spain

I am athletic and humorous I pretend that I can fly I feel the warmth of my house on a cold day I touch the soft blanket on my bed I worry about failing I cry when I lose a loved one

I am athletic and humorous I understand that I must get an education I say that there should be no wars I dream of being a professional baseball player I am athletic and humorous Troy Ettenson, twelve, is a seventh-grade student at St. Michael’s High School.