Category: 07th

Christmas is the happiest time of the year
It is full of fun and good cheer
You never are sad
You should be very glad
That you made it throughout the year

Christmas is the cherry on the cake
We all want to meet santa
But that’s not always a choice
Hopefully you’re on the nice list
Or you won’t be getting your new dog

All your family comes to your home
To celebrate the good year
And maybe this year you will want a comb
And if you want to make your dad happy
you could buy him some… Dr. Pepper

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Gorzycki Middle School

7

Your lonely whisper such a song across the plain

Through the treetops Flying is a blast

Yet your thinking of how much you could gain

Would it ever last

Sneaking by, experiencing so much hurt

Trying to be heard falling to your knees

Thoughts could be heard bet ween the dirt

You are lesser only the breese

But you have feelings too

Deep down inside about to break

If only they knew

Your feelings s w e p t away with a gentle rake

When you take a STAND when you need a friend

Who better than the wind

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Gorzycki Middle School

7

My love, slowly fading away in my eyes,
her bright blue ominous eyes, getting less threatening,
slowly, the color washes away from her beautiful face,
drowning in a mass of confusion.

Water, slowly trickling down my parched lips,
landing on my dry bed in a “Splash!”

Colors, all around me, like a loved scent that you could never turn from,
skillfully drifting away in the dark shadows.
“Call back,” I say, with no conviction in my voice,
but the beautiful bright colors that once used to overwhelm me with pride,
are now black and dusty like a dark cavern.

My eyelids flutter closed slowly and soundly,
all my precious items disappearing in my view,
drifting back behind my socket.

My heart, strumming its last beat, like a guitar strumming its last note,
and then finally stops with a drums final beat.

My life has slowly slithered away from me,
and everything I cared for has

vanished.

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Gorzycki Middle School

7

one still image
could hold so much,
1000 actions posted
between the picture.

memories of the past
become apparent,
sad…happy
who knew so much was in something,
so little.

even those who try to forget,
And those who want to remember,
photos remind everybody
of what life
was,
just like a story, a photo can unfold a side
you didn’t know you had

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Gorzycki Middle School

7

A

I walked into the room
Like I came back from the moon
I didn’t get a B or a C or an F on the test
I am the best
I was so happy I could jump into space
Or run an Olympic race
I felt like jumping on a chair
And roaring like a bear
A 100,000 guys couldn’t stop me
Because I didn’t get a C.

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Gorzycki Middle School

7

You can stay on a path and never look back even though there’s nothing.
You can give up before an ending.
You can start and win for the first time.
You can get a game over.
Maybe you aren’t good enough.
Maybe other people are simply better.
Or they have more experience than you.
Anyone can get better but what’s the cost?
Even with all of these factors, people will always dream.
And people will always achieve their dreams.

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Gorzycki Middle School

7

Winning
What is it for
What does it mean?
What is the purpose?
Does it even matter
Who wins or loses?

In war winning is killing others
In games winning is knocking others down
So why do we do it?
It’s as harsh as an eagle kicking its chicks out of the nest

Why do we have “winners”
And “losers”
In the end isn’t everyone a winner?
At at least something?

Do we get joy out of winning?
Or is it just the feeling of triumph over others?
Seriously what does it mean?

If we only had winners and losers then would the world just go
Win
Win
Win
Lose
Win
Lose
Lose
???

I just don’t see the point of having to say someone wins
And someone possibly dies…

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Gorzycki Middle School

7

Cacti Love Winter
It’s their break from posing all the time
Posing for pictures
For postcards
And even the occasional western movie set
It hard to stand still that long
I mean you try standing still in a weird pose for over eight HOURS
While Plants grow on you
And lizardsssss crawl up you
It’s the worst

But during winter, Cacti have all the fun
They kick up their non-existent feet
And they watch tumbleweeds blow by
And play their trumpets
As clouds FLY by
They say goodbye to sorrows
And dance like trees on windy day

Cacti take long naps
They talk about their friends who live in pots and greenhouses
And how they have it made for them.
Cacti can crack open imaginary Diet cokes
Cacti can sleep the days away
And cherish every cold breeze
Of their cold break

For Cacti winter is their
Long
lllooonnnng
Deserved break

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Gorzycki Middle School

7

I look up when I play,
Only to see how beatiful you are,
And hope you know your meaning to my life
The sounds you make are the most beautiful I know
Oh trumpet,

Without you I would be lost
I was lost before you found me
When you found me,
You took me in
And brought me deep into this musical world

And showed me what its like to be a musician
Whether its a good day or a bad day
I can look to you to make it good or better

So thank you, I love you

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Gorzycki Middle School

7

I could tell you that life is easy.
I could also tell you that life is rough,
That you won’t see something’s coming.
But whether you believe me or not,
All depends on how far you’ve traveled.

If you still sit in the backseat,
If you are still sheltered behind closed doors,
And tinted windows
You may think life is easy.

But as you move up in the car,
The windows start to stare at you
And you stare back.

Some people
Choose to completely ignore the road ahead,
Distracted by everything around them.
Taking every chance they get to stop and stare.

But others
Are so focused on the road in front of them,
They never take the time to look around.
Ignoring all the roads they could’ve taken.

One day,
You will be in the front seat.
You will have to keep your eye on the road,
But you’ll also have to read the signs.

When you reach your last stop on the route,
Tell me
Was it worth it?
Was the journey better than the destination?
It all depends on what you
Believed.

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Gorzycki Middle School

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