In Mr. Somers’s class, we read “How to Build a Fire,” and I have been assigned to write about how environment effects conflict. The reason we were given this assignment is because in the story the guy was stuck in the cold and didn’t know what he was doing. So the conflict was heavily affected by the environment of the story. I’m going to complete this assignment by sharing with you a poem about tennis as the environment in which I face conflict.
“TENNIS”
Running
sliding
screeching
Legs wanting to give out
moving
swinging
returning
Constant noise from I-20
Feeling down
Trying to stay positive
missing balls
missing shots
missing the line
Oh man, what if I lose?