Author: Ashira F

My Harp

I sit here
Hugging my harp
As her silent words fill the room.
Others look
And see a hollow nothingness
Inside her,
But I see
The path where imagination walks.

She may be
Scratched up and dented,
But I can see past
All that
Deep inside
Where music waits
To be played.

As I sit here
Hugging my harp,
I feel cozy
Even though the wood is cold as ice.
The teacher talks,
The students chatter,
But all I hear
Is the beautiful silent words
of my harp.

Gorzycki Middle School

7

Shooting Stars

I am covered by darkness
quick flash of light swam across the night
bright bright stars

oh, how beautiful these stars
the stars create a light in the darkness
the stars are like a lamp in the night

when no more light is shown at night
I hope to find shooting stars
a star that will end the darkness

a star that will take over all darkness

Gorzycki Middle School

7

Where Im from

I am from TV
From fabuloso and dove hand soap
I am from the small looking house on the corner of a street that smells like fall fell from heaven
I am from the poinsettias in my window
The rose bush in my front yard
Whose sticks I stepped on stabbed my foot
I’m from late nights on christmas eve and “who can hold their breath the longest?”
From Jack and Emily
I’m from biting nails and yelling
And from consequences for talking back
I am from don’t suck your thumb or your teeth will fall out and leave me alone i’m playing my games
And your worth it
I’m from ham on thanksgiving

I’m from Minnesota
And from saying what we are thankful for on thanksgiving
I’m from hey buddha belly and I wanna squeeze you in two pieces
I’m from Emily Ann Parsons

Gorzycki Middle School

7

Makeup

Makeup

Makeup covers up the imperfections

But sometimes that is not enough

Makeup can make you look beautiful ,

But it will never help you find true love

Scars will show
Eyes will stare

Makeup helps but scars always stay there..

C.D. Fulkes Middle School

8

Backflip

I’m nervous with my knees bent hearing the crowd of my
friends chanting
“Tayveon , Tayveon.”
I feel my blood rushing through my arms

The wind starts to blow and I get goosebumps.
I had to take off my jacket and my shoes because they were
uncomfortable and i’ve never done a backflip with them on

One of my friends yelled “hurry up.” I do a test to warm up by bending my back. I think to myself that I’m ready. My feet lift off the floor and it was probably the longest
2 seconds of my life

As I flip back I can see the bare tree in this wintertime
Once I landed every person screamed and it kinda hurt my ears

I Did A Backflip

Barton Hills Elementary

5

I love you

Have you ever felt love? Like you were just so happy to see that one person? When you feel like everything is just so right, but then..one day everything changes. They refuse to speak to you and you are left feeling useless as if everything is your fault and you are so clueless as of what you did wrong. The moment you hear “I gave up on you” your heart stops. You couldn’t believe it you try to win them back but all you can say is “I love you” because in your heart all you can feel is the hurt you see that everyone is happy but you and all you can remember is them telling you “I will never let you go, I love you so much we will be together forever” you sit there and you stare and you cry and cry every tear that comes down is a memory that had you in love. The moment you realize it was never you that lacked in love it was them they failed to say I love you they failed to be by your side and have your back and just know I love you is when you feel it and you mean it. I love you is no just words those words have the power to make you or break you.

C.D. Fulkes Middle School

8

A Life In A Poem

A Life In a Poem

I am from ballet shoes,
From a brother who is so perfect
That I know I will I never amount to.
I am from long days at the hospital.
I am from dreams that
Can only come true if you
Don’t stop trying.

I am from, “Time is Brain.”
From the girl who always
. Wants to fit in
I’m from the family that cares,
But in times of great need
They act like nothing is happening.
I’m from inspiring my father,
And myself to never give up
Because things get hard
Or someone says you can’t do it.
I am from music that saved

my father,

my family

And me.

Gorzycki Middle School

7

Rain Noises

Rain Noises are very diverse
they have many sounds but then again so does this verse
I like the sound of rain
others translate it to pain

this poem was not an option
I am typing it as slow as an oxen
but let’s get back on topic
the thing that is pantropic

Rain noises

rain has many sounds
whenever it comes around
plink…plink..oh what am i getting at
It sounds fake like the rain in gujarat

But nobody knows where that is
And i bet they don’t know about spondylolisthesis
I hope you enjoyed my rain noises
I took many moments before this for some posies

Rain Noises

Gorzycki Middle School

7

Feather Falling

A fine feather falls
Silently
nobody notices

The moon lights its slow d e s c e n t
As the feather falls
like its in a dream

“Shhhh” said the Moon
to the Sun,
“Let the feather fall,
your work is done. The feather will be stronger because it fell.”

Sometimes the best thing you can do is let it rest.

Gorzycki Middle School

7