The Calm Before the Storm...

It's not the moment that it happens,
It's the moment right before,
It's not the squeeks of shoes or opening tip,
It's the calm before the storm,

It's that feeling that you get,
As the sweat begins to cry,
It's just you, the ball, and hoop,
And you swear that you could fly,

BC and Deuce demand attention,
And the Actor can't be ignored,
It's the love of building tension,
Just before the violent storm,

And if you've felt like this before,
Or you look at a teammate and see it in his eye,
You'll know I'm not talking of rain,
But that I'm talking about PCTI...

*Modified poem of Katherine Humpert*