Category: Poetry

  • STATIC

    by PAULA and HANNAH

    I am
    static, clinging
    to your body,
    your woolly sheets,
    the carpet
    stained with shadows.
    I’m stuck on you,
    to
    you, making my lips frizz
    as you pull away.
    Wanna
    zap you back up,
    implore
    you to stay, make your way
    back
    into my salty demeanor,
    cleaner
    than dryer sheets.

  • MY WORLD

    by CURTIS

    My world would be fun, but sloppy.

    Possibly carefree and careless. people would only work until they’re 35 years old, then they would retire.

    They would have a lot of money to spend and flash, so their younger neighbors could admire them.

    There would be free amusement parks and free rec-centers, free YMCA for indoor hoopers in the winter.

    Every thing else you’d pay for, like food, pets, utilities, houses, and ICY-HOT for your neck.

  • HAVE YOU EVER BEEN

    by PAULA

    Have you ever been
    sick
    and tired
    of being tired?
    and sick with worry?
    trying to please the world saying “please” for things I should already have.
    But what can I do but laugh it off… when it feels to hard,
    I shuffle
    the cards and deal again
    can’t always explain my feelings,
    instead,
    I drive away. Shoulda’
    dealt with ’em
    even though it felt like quicksand.
    Gotta stick it to the man!
    and get up everyday, get
    ready.
    Tie my shoes,
    not much else to do… liven’ in a dreamland.

  • SILENCE

    by JAMMONICA

    My roars to you are silent. Why?
    I don’t know, maybe you didn’t want to hear it loud and clear.
    Enough to understand but….how you hear?
    You understand them, but that is not louder than my silence.
    You can’t hear my roar but you can hear my cries.
    It’s silent, no sound, no nothing.
    But my roar was louder than any rock concerts.
    But, how are my roars louder than my silences?
    My cries speak louder than my sins.

     

  • COLORS OF MY DAY

    by KATRINA

    5:00 am is RED, the alarm clock is annoying.
    My shower is BLUE, the water is liquid happiness.
    My bus is BLACK, it takes me to hell.
    My school is BROWN, it’s plain and a waste of time.
    My bus is now YELLOW, it now offers me excitement.
    My home is PURPLE, it makes me happy.
    My bed is ORANGE, it is the awesomest thing ever.
    My family is a RAINBOW, it is good and bad.
    My life is HOT PINK, it is perfect.
    Math is BLUE, I don’t know why, it just is.
    Science is BLACK, I don’t like that class.
    English is YELLOW, it’s in between colors.
    Social Studies is RED, it’s an inch above science.
    Orchestra is ORANGE, it’s the best class ever.
    Computer Tech is PURPLE, it’s a pretty fun class.
    CPIE is BROWN, it’s boring and dumb.
    Success is PINK, it’s my break time.