Month: January 2019

I had just gotten YOU back
From a disaster worse
Then when my brother cracked
I wish YOU didn’t get on that horse
I wish YOU didnt leave me alone again
I wish YOU would’ve stayed with me
Where I could protect YOU from the pain
I thought that YOU were the key
I didn’t know that death could ever follow one person
First my brother
Then YOU, I didn’t know it could worsen
I can’t lose another
I don’t know what i’m gonna do
I guess I’ll just have to watch the view.

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Gorzycki Middle School

7

I am from Austin.
I am from the state of Texas.
I am from Mexico in my veins.
A quarter Irish. I am indigena.
And I speak two languages.

I am from tamales, pizza, candy, paletas payasos and bubu lubus.
I am from robots, Star Wars, and TV all weekend.

I am from ADHD. I am from a firework brain.
I am from, “Take your Ritalin,” “Make your bed,” “You’re white.”
But I’m not white, my skin is just a covering.
The inside is what makes me who I am.

I am from a mom and dad from different places.
One from Texas. One from Mexico.
A dad who doesn’t let me speak English to him.
I am from four brothers, but I only live with one.
I am from Grandpa Al who liked to eat fish. And so do I.
I am from my mama Tomasita and a walk-away great-great-grandfather.
I am from the roots of mama Celia, who still lives in Mexico today.
I am from abuela, abuelo, Grammy, Kappy, Grumpy, Nana, Nannie and Paux.
I am from uncles and tias.

I am from “Good morning, Silas,” “I love you, Silas,” “El flojo trabaja doble.”
I am from valuable pictures of the loved ones I have and the loved ones I lost.
I am from a loving family that will love me for a millenium.
I am from brothers that love me from the sky and from the earth.

I am from the heart of Texas and this is who I am.
Mexican-American. Bilingual. Me. Silas.

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Perez Elementary

4

Flowers coming out to play, just like little people.
The world wakes up to the songs of birds singing
and the fields of sunlit grass as far as the eye can see.

The feeling of plain happiness fills the sweet smelling air.
Vibrant colors slowly cover up the dreary remains of winter.
Spring is spreading quickly.

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Barton Hills Elementary

5

Depression haunts you like
a shadow, anxiety covers you
like a blanket, your life falls apart
as quickly as a bottle smashes to the
ground.

Your eyes close as emotion floods
your senses like poison.
I sit next to you, stroking your
hair as if it were rabbit’s fur.

As your chest slowly rises
and falls, I silently swear
to never leave your side, and stay,
like a ghost.

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Barton Hills Elementary

5

Raquel has left me to go off to college.
Gone away to get some special knowledge.
Marissa been in college for a while, she’s been there before.
But now she has friends and doesn’t call anymore.

It’s as if no one hears my calls.
They grew up so big, I seem so small.
They grew up so fast and I wish I could too.
I’m stuck in the past because they are 19 and 22.

Who are these people you ask.
They are my Family, my Friends.
But most importantly, they are my Sisters.

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Chandler Oak Elementary

4

The big, hungry polar bear was looking for something scrumptious to eat.
When he saw an adorable penguin waddling on his two feet.
The penguin was located cross the ice.
So the polar bear knew the only way to get him was to pretend to be nice.
“Penguin, penguin will you come play?”
“I am trapped over here where I must stay!”
Penguin was always looking for a friend, so he glided to polar bear in a flash.
As soon as he reached polar bear the penguin had a big crash!
Polar bear quickly tried to gobble penguin up.
As soon as polar bear knew it, penguin had juked him out!
Ha ha! You tried to trick me! I an not going to fall for a trick from some naughty polar bear.
Now you will be hungry and I don’t even care!

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Bryker Woods Elementary

5

This song makes me want to run and tell you all the beautiful things in this world
This song makes me want to wear beautiful rings and dance
This song makes me want to get my hair wet and cry wearing pink tulle
This song makes me want to look into another person’s eyes
This song makes me want to close my eyes and smile in the dark comfort of my room
This song wants to make me spin around and around, and make the world move in slow motion
This song makes me want to live
This song makes me want to write poetry
This song makes me want to walk through the halls of my school while the air conditioner inconveniently blasts just a little too cold
This song makes me want to put on a heavy sweater and sleep on the floor
This song makes me want to laugh outdoors
This song makes me want to have confidence in myself
This song makes me want to smile and call the people I love and care for
This song makes me want to drive in the darkness of night
This song makes me want to stare at homemade paintings
This song makes me want to sing in falsetto
This song makes me want to exhale all the negative
This song makes me want to saunter quietly into a cold pool
This song makes me want to run on the beach
This song makes me want to fly over the sea
This song makes me want to flip my hair and fall in love
This song reminds me of the day you kissed me

This is an accidental list of reasons to live, reasons to love, reasons to stay

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Ann Richards School

9

I went to get some ice cream
I took a big bite
I savored the flavor
and felt all-right

I skipped
I was dancing
I felt amazing
My mom was worried when I started prancing!

I scurried to the playground
I went on the slide
I was amused
like I was on a big ride

I hurried to the swings
I started to sing
I was going so fast
my mom lost her wedding ring!

I drooped to the green bars
I started to weep
My sugar rush was over
And I needed to sleep!

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Bryker Woods Elementary

5

Some say
I’m beautiful
Crashing against the cold, wet sand

by the smelling of the fresh air
and the salty water
I withhold the keys to the ocean

they’re feeling
the shells
on the beach

that by hearing
the rumbling
of my waves

they’re listening
to the birds
chirp, chirp

that by observing
the sun
rising up

they’re gazing
at the color
in me

that I am and
will always be
the ocean

Untamed
living spirit
of this water

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Bryker Woods Elementary

5

All dreams are stolen we had no other choice but we gonna lift the whole damn world
I think of you when I’m evanescent in to the gun smoke going across my face I think of you as my favorite so arduous to let go when bullet went pierce her skin I conjecture my self as Im skating away I think of you and no other I don’t understand why people start hating but you got nothing on you I still think about you behind my black and white mask in the dark corner loading my 38’ being more careful while i’m getting cheese he’s cruising through dark blustery night when we show up in a black SUV no tags to its going down it’s going down keep it quite peace let there be peace in the east side next sunny bright day 6 am feels jubilant after his retribution and heads to the tattoo artist and interpret his outfit on his arm he’s going until he’s finished but misses her every night but he has no worries now.

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LBJ Early College High School

10