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Do The Right Thing

Violence has not personally happened to me but it is going around throughout the world. It seems every day we are hearing about acts of violence on the news or through people we know. Even at school we have lockdown drills to practice in case some dangerous person tried to hurt us or threaten us. We have been having lots of drills because there have been lots of attack this year including on school campuses.

In my opinion, violence usually starts when two people or groups have a disagreement. Some acts of violence have started over stupid things like T-ball games, sneakers, and road rage. When it starts to get violent is when one or more people from a group do or say something to make the other side mad. Things start escalating and then get worse and worse. It will start with yelling, then bad language, next a little pushing then punching and if it’s that bad maybe even killing. Sometimes violence doesn’t end for years like family disputes, gang rivalries and wars between nations.

One way I can try to prevent violence is by not being a bystander. If I feel safe I can try to break up a fight to the best as my ability. I can also stop a serious argument that I know can turn into something bad by offering help or by coming up with a solution. With so much bullying going on in schools another way I can try and prevent violence is by being nice, and using kind words to people even if I don’t know them that well. You never know what kind of a day someone is having. It can take as little as one word at the wrong time to push someone to cause violence to himself or others.

Color Guard

Shining sabres in the sun

Twinkling maces so much fun

Rifles spinning and whirling

Flags tossing and twirling

Elaborate costumes and glitter galore

All over the stadium floor

The band blaring as they move

Across the field, they start to groove

Dance and technique is our number one goal

As we spin and dance, pouring out our soul

Our elaborate hair and sparkling boots are a hit

Our precision tosses timed to the music are a perfect fit

We step onto the field for our last and final show

Our stomachs flutter rapidly as we start to go

Onto the field with a huge commotion

Performing a near-perfect show filled with emotion

The marching season is over and finally ends

We have all become close, forever friends

United by hours of blood, sweat, and tears

Our marching band and color guard memories will play in our heads for years

 

James Bowie High School

9

Rotton Apple

As wonderful as a spoiled apple
That was left outside to rot,
Smelly, Brown, Flavorless
What can be better than that?

As pleasant as coal for Christmas
That you got for being naughty
Dark, Dry, Dirty
What can be better than that?

As pleasant as being alone at night
You don’t know how this happened
Dark, Scary, Creepy
What can be better than that?

 

Can’t Stand The Pain

Just the feeling of the water
Sent a rush through me
Every single cell was alive inside me
I could do anything
I was invincible
But now
Something distracts me from that rush
A negative electric charge
Now flows inside me
Thick grey fog seeps into my blood
And a blazing fire behind my eyelids
Blinds me
I surface and gasp for air
The wall fades in and out of focus
I can’t do it
I can’t stand the pain

 

Opinions

LOOK!

Look here,

no here,

wrong way,

over here….

Your head spins like a top,
opinions tug at your hair,
yet,
your opinion is too scared to share.

More ideas baffle you,
they tug at your nose,
your ears,
your eyes,
your mouth……..
BAM!!
They run you you over like a truck
flattening you out……..
Nothing is left for you,
except a mind,
your mind.

Use that mind to think of a solution.
Resolve the problem.
Find your own way out.
just

look…….