Anonymous
Karyn Indursky
Shaking their hips
in their uniforms
with their pompoms
emphasizing their encouragement
they inspire us
to motivate teams
ourselves as we
find ourselves rooting
these special women
on as they
perform their routines
without any hesitation
after practicing daily
for ultimate glory
whether it's at
schools, fields, competition
as they give
their everything to
speculators cheering them
on with every
dance, flip, cartwheel,
split, straddle, etc.
showing their hours
spent in preparation
and when they
make it to
winning their earned
glistening, tall, engraved
golden team trophy
people still dare
to claim they're
not deserving enough
to be considered
a sport, but
these proud women
win things like
scholarships, money, trophies
like any other
sport out there
only these amazing
women beat criticism
each time they
surpass their ridicules
along with stereotypical
labels crowning their
smiling cheerleader heads.