your vision, your voice
“Clean clean clean!”
I keep hearing
but that’s not my wish
Everything’s in its place
Right where it fits
“It’s not that bad!”
I say
I know where everything’s at
from that yo-yo from 3rd grade
to my darling indigo hat
Sure it’s not that organized
and a bit mismatched
but it fits me and my mind
It’s pretty simple actually
Some things are not meant for others to find
Bailey Middle School
8th Grade
BOOM
I’m big I’m rough
I could be slim or buff
Or maybe even be nothing.
I can do big damage or
Make small cuts and burns and much more.
So be warned I can leave scars
And you better run because if I’m near you
Won’t see the star’s.
No more will be left.
Gorzycki Middle School
7th
I am like a fire
Burning bright
I illuminate wild eyes
Like an animal
Ready to strike
A glint of madness
In my flames
I am like the calm before the storm
Quite until I strike
I am the insanity of the flame
Consuming all I touch
Every thought
Every action
I am like the smoke of a fire
Dark and pungent
Killing those who stay
Slowly chocking the life away
As I burn the wood
All other thoughts leave me
All I know is fleeing my fire grasp
I am the embers of the fire
What’s leftover
I am all that’s left
After the insanity strikes
I am like the smell of a burnt out fire
The only thing that tells you
I was here
I’ve destroyed all else
I am a fire
I burn and destroy all in my path
Nothing can reach me
For none can touch me
I am eternal
eternal and alone
Bowie High School
9
Light defends against shadow
But it creates shadows as well
Light keeps the shadows at bay
But it also conceals them
Light gives you hope
But shadows inspire you
Light warms you
But shadows ensure
That you are never alone
Light wards away monsters
But shadows make them disappear
Ann Richards School for Young Woman Leaders
6
As we rushed out the door this late Thanksgiving night
To eat a big feast that is hot and nice
We just said our ‘thanks’ and I decided to ask,
“Can we please have a bite to feast on?”
My parents said yes
So I ate and ate
And I would have to say
it was The Best Thanksgiving ever.
Baranoff Elementary
3
Up
High above
There is a place which many dream
And few know
It is graceful and elegant
Like the stars
From there you can touch
The gentle mist that surrounds
But doesn’t cloud
It frees and flows
Like a river
Down
A mountaintop
Bailey Middle School
7th
A mysterious place to be
Filled with wonders not to be uncovered
Its possibilities are limitless
Infinite
A magical place to hold your dreams
It never screams, never whispers any of your secrets
It keeps them safe and takes them to another place
No matter your age,
It lets your spirit run free
You are peace
You are love
Nothing can break you
Baldwin
4th
Light defends against shadow
But it creates shadows as well
Light keeps the shadows at bay
But it also conceals them
Light gives you hope
But shadows inspire you
Light warms you
But shadows ensure
That you are never alone
Light wards away monsters
But shadows make them disappear
Shadows may scare you
But light can show you far worse truths
Ann Richards School for Young Women Leaders
6th
Clear waters and
white sands,
under a blanket of clouds.
Laughter that makes music,
drifting higher,
and higher,
up into the warm breeze.
Smiles on all our faces,
my eyes squinted as if to say,
HELP,
as my brother tries to escape
my grip.
It is the moments like this,
the memories,
that we keep in a photograph.
Each one has a story,
a memory
and each memory
holds emotions.
So many beautiful things
we keep in a photograph.
So many amazing things we keep
in our memories.
Clear waters and
white sands,
under a blanket of clouds.
Ann Richard School for Young Women Leaders
7th
The scene comes to life
From lead.
People watch as they see a snowflake falling down,
A snowman being built.
The joy on kids’ faces shining brighter that the snow beneath.
All this from only a pencil
Gliding effortlessly on a piece of paper.
Gorzycki
7