Team Effort

I was handed the ball, to throw, Or run with it... I looked for the '0pen Man' Someone to grab hold And race forward, the length of the field Darting through the defensive line Escaping the drag down collapse Triumph in the end zone Score...And celebrate I thought I knew the mapped out plans Studied long, the 'Play Book' Knew all the opponent's tactics And felt I had the team to beat But as the game wore on I wore down Intercepted, over and over Fumbled, stepped off sides Out of bounds... Fell to my knees just shy of the end zone There was no applause from the crowd No high fives given in exaltation Instead I returned to the locker room of lonely And hung my head into my hands Had I let the team down Or had it just been someone else's time To shine, to win, to walk away with the prize