Category: 2023-2024 Submissions

Why a Poem?

I don’t want to write a poem.
Why am I forced to?
Poems aren’t for me,
Maybe someone else in my family tree,
But I think my choices should be free.

Maybe because I don’t want to show them,
Maybe because my ideas don’t flow.
Everyone says that poetry is a “hidden gem”,
But I don’t think so.

Maybe in May,
Maybe someday,
Maybe in another unexpected way,
I’ll see why people love poetry.

FORGOTTEN

I open the door to see you but yet you wonder who? For you have forgotten
The love I have for you is as a full glass but yours is forgotten dull and old
I talk to you in quiet tones but you do not speak for you have forgotten

Who are you to come into my home
speak to me in quiet tones
But how could I tell you to leave
For my voice has been long ago forgotten

It’s as if I see the holes turning into chasms
Your mind was once a butterfly sanctuary but that was long ago the butterflies have all flown away
You still water the gray old grass
As night and day dance I still see you trying to play the game of life
I wake up one day and
You have forgotten

What has gone

I used to not be trapped in a cage
But now I am stuck in the cage
I used to have unlimited possibilities,
But now I don’t.
I used to doodle on everything
But now I don’t
I used to have limitless dreams that touched the sky
But now the dreams are being replaced by assignments
So soon I won’t have anything to dream about
Except the dreams that have been turned into work
So now I am lonely with all my tasks
I wonder if anyone will come to my rescue
And help me escape everything

I used to live in Dallas, But now I live in Austin

I used to speak Spanish, But now I speak English.
I used to wake up at 5:45, But now I wake up at 6:15.

I used to stay at school until 2:15, But now I stay until 3:50
I used to have a lot of friends, But now I don’t have as many.

I used to not have homework everyday, But now I have homework everyday.
I used to have a small house, But now I have a big house.

I used to not have a dog, But now I do have a dog.
I used to play tennis, But now I play volleyball.

I used to have a best friend, But now I don’t.

My Puppy Fluffy Dog Marley

The one thing that I love in life is my dog
He is adorable little fur ball frenzy
I love this creature if I could I would have a whole blog
If I had a penny every time I loved on this dog I would have a tsunami of pennies
If I had the power to get anything it would be something for my adorable puppy
Everyday he and I get on the electric scooter and ride around I am so lucky

It used to be summer

It used to be sunny,
Now it’s just cold.
It used to be bright,
Now everything’s gray.

I used to wear sandals,
Now I wear Uggs.
I used to wear tank tops,
And now I wear sweatshirts.

I used to run around the streets with my best friend,
Now we sit inside.

It used to be summer,
Now it’s just cold, boring, and sad winter.

Dream Choice

There is a world inside my dreams
Filled with mystery and wonder
Filled with magic and happiness
Filled with smiles and laughs
Filled with excitement and courage
Filled with nature and peace

There is a world which is real
Filled with anger and rage
Filled with sadness and stress
Filled with violence and death
Filled with darkness and dread

But if I had a choice between living in my dreams or living in reality
I would choose reality.