Author's Note: Hey guys! Just wanted to publish this narrative poem that I made for English class. Since this is poetry, this doesn't count as my first fan fic. Constructive criticism is appreciated. I know it has redundancy, errors, misspelled names, and the like but at least I got a good grade!

Disclaimer: I don't own PoT! I just love Ryoma, so praise Takeshi Konomi!

The Samurai Junior's Ballad, Echizen Ryoma

There once was a tennis player named Ryoma

A snarky, cocky brat from America

Whose dad was former tennis pro ''Samurai Nanjiroh''

Who, at the time of his fame, quit as legendary pro

Why did he quit you ask?

That's something the world doesn't know

But underneath the mask,

The feelings of a dad would show

He wanted his son to be a real star

And with his skills, shock the world of tennis

He wanted Ryoma to dream and go far

To cross all bounds and go beyond limits

But what his son lacked was passion

To actually know why he plays the sport

And without determination,

Ryoma's dreams to beat his dad would fall short

But then they moved to Japan

And so, Ryoma transferred to Seigaku

There, Ryoma became a man

Where he learned great lessons and gained friends too

There, his passion was awakened

By a great man he never knew

Ryoma's path, this man had straightened

He was Tezuka Kunimitsu

Tezuka was Ryoma's captain

Of the seeded tennis club Seigaku

He guided Ryoma till the end

And watched with amazement how the boy grew

Ryoma beat his opponents one by one

And evolved along the way

A pillar of support he would become

To keep the team at bay

Then, the finals of the Nationals came

And Ryoma's match was Singles one

Against Yukimura, Rikkai's captain

And after much struggle, he won

But Ryoma discovered something more

Something that changed him forever

Why he never found tennis a bore

That tennis was his true ''lover''

That tennis was something he could never hate

And it was what made him live

It was his dream, his life, all inspired by fate

To that which his heart he'd give

To fall in love with a dream,

Is a love that's stronger than what it seems...