Ty'Quana Lyles

Cinderella dressed in yellow came to town to meet her fellow
He wasn’t the man she was looking for because he tore the slipper she wore
Now she is all mad and sad because the man she meets is torn in rags
She dresses him up and begs him to stay; he says to her this is not a good day
She says I love you and you love me to, he says yes I love you dear Sally Sue
Now there was a whole bunch of laughter because the couple lived happily ever after

Stephanie Lasso

Migrant mother is on the wall
Right next to the picture on the hall
With seven kids
Wishing to open the lids
They had to sell the wheels of the car
IT was so bizarre
They were poor
Cause of the war
With the author on the painting
She looks like she’s fainting

Marco Flores

Lady Lady sitting outside the door,
Tell me the reason why you’re so poor.
Why are you and your kids outside so lonely?
Ya look really hungry, dirty and bonely.
Just remember the days when ya were happy,
When ya had good nice beds to take a nappy.
Why don’t you just let go all the stress,
I’m sorry but the troops told me not to confess.
That food and water soon they will be sending,
And all this will turn out as a happy ending.

Miles Burgess

Here I stand

I have no regrets

I won’t go back

You won’t tell me to stand back

I am confident to make it

And change the world

We will bring voting to us

So we can have the right

We will have a quiet fight

For what is right

Marco Flores

Byrnes Freshmen Academy is a little old,
And in the classes it gets real cold.
The basketball team isn’t so good,
And I isn’t even gonna talk about the food.
And every time Greer and Byrnes have a game,
Byrnes always puts Greer down to shame.

Shaianna Robinson

Oh Yes, I Can See

I can see the ball of fire.
I can see the trail of confidence.
They’re fighting for something they believe in.
Something that’s right,
Something that takes all their might.

I can see.
I can see.
Oh yes! I can see.

They’re very brave.
They are doing all they can do.
Who’s going to come out on top?
Please don’t let it be the man with the dogs and chains; the one that will shoot you.

I can see the participation.
I can see the determination.

Who will come out on top?
This leaves me clueless!
Who will come out on bottom?
I pray to God they don’t lose this.

The present will change into what the future becomes,
That’s why Obama won!

I can see.
I can see.
Oh yes! I can see.

Hannah Reed

Mother of Two

Creating a house out of mud and sticks,
Who would’ve known this was the year of 1936.
All the poor families out there who didn’t have a clue,
Especially the picture in our hallway of the mother of two.

I don’t think any of us can understand this feeling called fear,
Until you’re starved for 3 days and death is so near.
When one kid is screaming and the other is upset,
Because the hunger is so great and your up to your neck in debt.

Selling tires for money just to get a bite,
You can see it on their faces, fear it will never be alright.
The photographer did a good job I must say,
For capturing this photo on this sad depressing day.

Creating a house out of mud and sticks,
Who would’ve thought this would be the year of 1936.
All the poor families out there who didn’t have a clue,
Especially the picture in our hallway of the mother of two.

By Darius Hill

The Last Mohican

I’m all alone
Like a lone wolf.
I run by myself listing to my own heat beat.
Thump, Thump, Thump

There trip in my own mind
Nothing to see and
Nothing to do
I’m all alone.

Jose Nieto

Finish school or you’ll look like a Fool,
Go to college to get more Knowledge.
Saving money is Wise and your house will be a bigger Size.
Stay away from Drugs and Alcohol
or eventually your Life will Fall.
Always keep a Friend and
they’ll be there to the End.
Get a Job and don’t be a Slob.

Caleb Hawes

Abraham, Abraham

Abraham, Abraham, why are you so mad?
Is there something else that is making you sad?
Abraham, Abraham, is it because of slaves?
Or is it because there are so many black people in graves?
Abraham, Abraham, what is the deal?
Just tell me how you feel.
Abraham, Abraham, why have you been crying?
Is it because the slaves are dying?
Abraham, Abraham, I know how you feel.
I can feel your sorrow of people getting killed.

Jonathan Richards

based on Monster

Not guilty

I am not guilty
I just walked in and looked around
I am not guilty
I am scared
but not guilty
They stole. They murdered.
I didn't.
I am not guilty.

Jazzmin Hawkins

based on Monster

Jail is like the firy hell
Terrible, just sitting here in my cell.
Trying to make bail,
Thinking about the man that I just killed- yeah, killed
Because of me being a part of it
And I have to pay the cost of what I've done.
I'm not blaming myself.
I didn't pull the trigger
But I'm not jumping like Tigger.

April

based on Monster

Jail Is Hell
All alone in my cell
You make your mistakes
And trust me- you don't get pancakes.
You're waiting for bail, but the guards give you hell.
Trust no one in sight 'cause
You'll just end up in a fight.
While you lay on your cot
You have a thought
About how good it would be
Just to be free.
I'm here for no reason
For all I know, I'll be here all season.
I'm not even the one who pulled the trigger.
for all they know, it could have been Tigger.

Chris Blackwell

based on Monster

Being in jail is like I feel
It's not homely- very lonely
A lot of fights at night
Very cold- not so bold
I'm sad, very mad
Have no friends to depend
Nobody to tell me right from wrong,
So many strangers...
Every one a different danger.

Ty' Quana Lyles

based on Monster

I feel trapped in jail.
I wish there was someone to bail.
I feel so mad.
Knowing that what I did wasn't even bad.
I am so innocent
To the crime the jury thinks I commited
Ifeel bad
That my mom and dad are sad.
As I lay my head down at the stand
I know I am in God's hands.

Haley Artisan

Based on Monster

He is in jail mad.
He ends up sad.
While he sits in a place.
The way he feels makes him have no face.
As he does the crime,
Knowing he has to go to court so the judge can give him his time.
Don't do the crime
If you know you can't do the time.

Marco Flores

I'm sitting here in a cell.
Thinking of the reason why I'm in jail.
I didn't kill no one. I didn't do nothing bad
All this has me really sad.

Stephanie Lasso

based on the novel Monster

Why am I in jail?
Why can't I go to bail?
I feel like to hail
When I hear the word jail.
I'm thinking, "Why me?"
I am crying
And I am dying.

Jonathan Richards

Based on Monster by Walter Dean Myers

It is real

I thought it wasn't real.
I thought it was a nightmare.
But this is real.
This is jail.
Why am I here?
This seems worse than death.
This is jail.
It is real.

Hannah Reed

I am the ocean.
I am constantly moving.
I can leave a bitter taste in your mouth.
You will never see all of me.
I am beautiful.
I have depth.
I have energy.
I am alive.

Hannah Reed

I am a diamond.
I am very defined.
I am unique.
I am sharper than any solid in the world.
I am clear.
I am pure.
I am stunning.
I shine like no other.

Quinten Cohen

I like silver and gold- not pearls.
But I also like squirrels.
I'm a kid- I like candy.
My favorite squirrel is sandy.
I like bulls because they got horns.
Squirrels love to snack on acorns.
My favorite shape is a circle.
Some squirrels were on a Geico commercial.

Ty'Quana Lyles

Love

Love is a strong and affectionate word.
It is painful.
It is heartbreaking.
It is scary.
It means honesty.
It means trustworthy.
Love can be frightening.

Haley Artisan

Love

Love is a strong addiction.
Heartbroken and sorrows
Painful and hurting
Tearing and Crying
Afraid with sadness
And hurt with madness inside
And outside.

By Malik

You should cherish nature like the breath of life.
You live, you grow, like the animals of nature.
They live, they breathe, so do I.
In life, we walk the road of our lives
Til we come to a stop.
Till you're one day face to face with death.
You are just like nature in many ways.
We live. We die everyday.
We are challenged for survival.
We compete with the way of nature.
We live and depend on it as it depends and lives on us as one.

By April

Love

Love runs like a river so calm and deep.
Happiness swims like a dolphin through the open water sea.
Dreams travel like monkeys. They swing
From tree to tree. Excitement runs like a cheetah in the jungle.
Wishes fly in the sky like rain in a storm.
And death jumps on you like a leaping frog.

Jonathan Richards

Time of Darkness

It's the time when it is dark.
A time when the ocan is coming in closer.
A time of shark attacks
A time of no light- just darkness.
A time when the sky is black.
A time of wind blowing life a tree.
A time where the trees howl.
A time of darkness.

Quinten Cohen

Love of Plants

A growth of a plant is like a birth of a life.
I love nature like it is my wife.
When plants start out they're just a seed.
Then tehy grow and are filled with centipedes.
When someone dies, your heart goes boom.
Plants are small and then they bloom.
I can't go a day without seeing ants.
People should start lovign plants.

Ty'Quana Lyles

I See

In nature, I see deers eating plants
I see mammals eating ants
I watch the sun go down
As the butterflies fly around
The moon starts to appear
As the bats come near
Sticks and twigs lay on the ground
As the birds make a chirping sound.

Haley Artison

Love Of Life

Sad trees that get cut down by angry
Disappointing mean men. With beauty,
Butterflies flying around plants and flowers.
As I ride on an acorned road while the sun is still out,
As I get closer to the mountains, the sun starts to go in
And the moon comes out as the
Climate gets wet.

Miles Burgess

Seasons

All the seasons
Come with many different reasons.
winter: the leaves are dead.
In summer, the leaves are crisp
Spring, thin, alive
In fall, they're confused from dark or light.

Chris Blackwell

Life and death
Is like ice or rain
It comes and goes.
The spirits flow like nature's rivers
Enjoying the fresh clean air
That blows between life and death.

Jonathan Richards

What Makes a Dog Happy

What makes a dog happy?
Running outside makes a dog happy.
Digging, rolling over, and biting on sticks
Makes a dog happy.
Playing in the leaves, jumping up and down
Eating food, and going on walks
Have love from his owner
What makes a dog happy