I was inspired to write a poem regarding the World Baton Twirling Championships in 2012. Even though the championships were a year ago the pressure and the excitement still seems to never go away. I was fortunate to have gone through the experience of representing the U.S.A. and bringing a gold home back to my country and my community in Lake Elsinore, CA. Pressure as an athlete is very intense but yet the adrenaline is addictive. I felt the need to express myself through poetry as a way to relieve feelings I had at the World Championships. I love poetry because I could express myself in different ways without having a concrete question , "what does that mean?" I feel poetry is another way of expressing ones self like art.