Category: 2022-23 Submissions

A Christmas morning

We wake up to a Christmas morning,
the fire so bright but warming
On this day I will never be in mourning.

Kids filled with excitement on this wonderful day,
Parents feel stressed on this busy but exciting day.
Presents on the ground
Wrapping paper all around
Stockings hanging
Ornaments dangling.

Christmas is our favorite day
Hands down I just got to say
Christmas is the best holiday.

Couch

Red, black , blue or green
Big, medium or small
Velvet, cotton, fuzzy or leather
There’s a perfect one for all

So many options, so many colors
So many sizes and shapes
Pick the comfiest one
We don’t have time to wait.

Grab a blanket and some popcorn
Don’t forget the remote
Snuggle up with your pup
And binge your favorite show

Why I want a frog.

Most people want a dog,
but I want a thick, slimy, frog.
I want a frog that jumps up high
and can almost touch the sky.
I want a frog that can hide in the trees
and his favorite thing to eat is cheese.
I want a frog that can swim
but also likes to go to the gym.
I want a frog that dances to music
while looking funky wearing a tunic.
I want a frog that lives in a house
with a big white fluffy mouse.
Most people want a dog.
but I just want this awesome frog.

Why The Sky Is Important

I am the sky as blue as can be,
this is what I do,
I bring joy to others’ days
when they look at me,
and the ozone layer,
which is in the sky, protects
people from the suns’ ultraviolet rays

I feel sad when factories
pollute me with horrible gasses

I feel happy when I’m clean,
beautiful, and make people smile

I would like to change how factories
treat me, and how some people don’t
appreciate me

I’d like to tell people looking at me to appreciate
me more and to keep me clean

My Friend Music

Music makes me happy
Music makes me sad
Music makes me very calm
Like butterflies on a lily pad

Music can distract me
As I listen while I study
Soon my feet start tap-tap-tapping
And Music becomes my buddy

When rivers of sad tears
Trickle down my face
I hear a beautiful song
As I find comfort in the piano and bass

So whether you are caroling with family
Or singing karaoke with friends
Or at a rock concert
Or creating a rhythm and melody blend
My friend Music can help you see the world
With a Fresh, New Lens

Lucid dreams

I still see your shadows in my room
Can’t take back the love that I gave you
It’s to the point where I love and I hate you
And I cannot change you so I must replace you (oh)
Easier said than done
I thought you were the one
Listening to my heart instead of my head
You found another one, but
I am the better one
I won’t let you forget me
I still see your shadows in my room
Can’t take back the love that I gave you
It’s to the point where I love and I hate you
And I cannot change you so I must replace you (oh)
Easier said than done
I thought you were the one
Listening to my heart instead of my head
You found another one, but
I am the better one
I won’t let you forget me
You left me falling and landing inside my grave
I know that you want me dead
I take prescriptions to make me feel a-okay
I know it’s all in my head
I have these lucid dreams where I can’t move a thing
Thinking of you in my bed
You were my everything
Thoughts of a wedding ring
Now I’m just better off dead
I’ll do it over again
I didn’t want it to end
I watch it blow in the wind
I should’ve listened to my friends
Did this shit in the past
But I want it to last
You were made outta plastic (fake)
I was tangled up in your drastic ways
Who knew evil girls have the prettiest face?
You gave me a heart that was full of mistakes
I gave you my heart and you made heartbreak
You made my heart break
You made my heart ache (I still see your shadows in my room)
You made my heart break
You made my heart ache (can’t take back the love that I gave you)
You made my heart break (were made outta plastic, fake)
You made my heart ache (I still see your shadows in my room)
You made my heart break again (I was tangled up your drastic ways)
(Who knew evil girls have the prettiest face?)
I still see your shadows in my room
Can’t take back the love that I gave you
It’s to the point where I love and I hate you
And I cannot change you so I must replace you (oh)
Easier said than done
I thought you were the one
Listening to my heart instead of my head
You found another one, but
I am the better one
I won’t let you forget me
I still see your shadows in my room
Can’t take back the love that I gave you
It’s to the point where I love and I hate you
And I cannot change you so I must replace you (oh)
Easier said than done
I thought you were the one
Listening to my heart instead of my head
You found another one, but
I am the better one
I won’t let you forget me
Did this shit in the past but I want it to last
You were made outta plastic (fake)
I was tangled up in your drastic ways
Who knew evil girls have the prettiest face?
Easier said than done
I thought you were
(Instead of my head, you found another)
I won’t let you forget me

Summer Break

Summer Break

I love Summer break
The freedom, the playdates, the weather, and nothing at stake
But towards the end of this Holy season
Of course, my spirits are crushed due to one little reason

The message becomes clear through the fog
I forgot about the mandatory summer reading log
I still move on so it won’t affect my mood
But deep down I know that I am truly doomed

Although summer reading is such a pain
My mom finding out I didn’t do it is more painful
I hastily and anxiously search my brain
For anything that will prevent me from being slain

Today is the first day back and nothing has changed from last year
My teacher is grinning at me from ear to ear as if she knows what she is about to hear
She asks about the reading log and it seems she asked that just to see
Which students were the most trustworthy

So, as I am sitting here at this desk I have come up with a simple request
Pray for me