Angry Tennis Poem
I’ve lived a life on the road
Always a long way from home
But I take my racquet along with me
And play whenever I am free
It starts with a casual hit
As I warm up and keep fit
But then the inner demon comes out
Angry tennis is what it’s about
A serve that stretches
A volley that skims the net
A backhand that grunts on its own
A forehand that’s sent with a groan
Angry tennis
Release me please
Angry tennis
My trauma release
Angry tennis
Is what I do
Angry tennis
Watch out you!
As the score goes up and down
My body finds its rhythm now
I find myself at one with the game
That inside voice is silent again
Angry tennis
Release me please
Angry tennis
My trauma release
Angry tennis
Is what I do
Angry tennis
Watch out you!
I was at the Channel 9 studios in Melbourne today and in the makeup room, I met both Channel 9 Victoria Newsreader Peter Hitchener and Australian Singer and Songwriter Russell Morris! Russell mentioned that he was going to play some angry tennis and we all agreed that was a great name for a song!
So I have put together my first ‘song’ poem! You may also be interested in this other Tennis poem I wrote. With love, Sue Ellson 🙂
Photo is of a tennis court in St Kilda, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia on 18 November 2018 (Peter Hitchener barracks for the St Kilda Football Team).
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