In trenches built for hunkering
the heroes of tomorrow
hunch in three point stance.
Sweat drips from weathered brow
onto the soft grass below.
In the stands
fans watch the play-clock
ticking
down
and the volume rises.
The ball is snapped;
three step drop
and the pocket collapses
engulfing the young qb
in a sea of red.
the crowd; louder now,
screams it's approval
as the qb tries
to clear the cobwebs
from his head.