Hebron Academy Men’s Soccer; My Family
We are a family of the present and past
Showing our courage until the last-
Day, we fight and live together
The hope we share is like a feather.
Why are our hopes and dreams like a feather?
Well, it’s because it doesn’t matter the weather-
Because today and forever, our dreams are light and bright;
so there’s absolutely nothing to fright
Because nothing can stop us!
Man o man, i repeat, nothing can stop us
We are brothers until we die
Because we always try
To do the things that seem impossible,
Because together we are unstoppable
We are more than just a team;
A family, trying to achieve a dream
Because together we can do all
There is absolutely no way that we can fall
My family is forever growing
And yes it is truly showing
That there is more to us than just soccer
We are known as more than just the everyday watchers-
Of life, because we live together
Achieving our dreams and creating moments that we will remember forever
Not just in soccer or futbol, but in life,
Because we show courage and aren’t afraid to have a ball,
And in the end we will die, not in sadness or in strife,
But as a family that once lived together
That will always know what we did, forever.
This is for my family, my friends, and my brothers
Because they are truly like no other.
We are lead by our coaches
Because they love and care for us with meaningful approaches
I am apart of something bigger than me,
A life led by a simple dream,
In hope to fulfill our destiny,
We are more than the definition of a team.
We are courageous together,
And when we leave I will miss you guys forever,
But we must know that it is true
That we are together forever, and we will never lose!

By: Tyler Swanbeck
I wrote this piece as a way to let my teammates know how special they are to me, and how much I think of them as my brothers. This piece was submitted into the Hebron Writing Contest, specifically for the contest about “Hope”. I hope you enjoy as this piece means a lot to me.
Is this a first draft? Just kidding. This is a great poem Tyler. I love how you tied soccer into real life and how much the team means to you. You can tell y’all will be friends and brothers forever. Very well done Swanny!!