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    A Friend
    You've stood by me when you knew i needed it
    You left me on my own when you know i could do it
    You showed me something no one eles could
    If i knew how to repay you, no doubt i would

    You pushed me forward while i was pushing back
    You showed me how to make up for what i lack
    You comforted me and showed me caring
    You stiched me back up when i felt like i was tearing

    When i crashed you held on to me tight
    You told me to never go down with out a fight
    When i screwed up you told me I was doing fine
    And I've only grown fonder of you with time

    Counting tiles to counting stars, we did it all
    Back before i think i would ever slip and fall
    But when i did you made sure you were there to catch me
    Because of you i came out of my cage and am now free

    The most i can thinkof saying is thank you
    And believe me; every word i have written is true
    I truly do hold you as a best friend to me
    I don't much care for fate, but of friendship was meant to be


    I wrote this about one of my freinds that I'm pretty mcuh have been in love with for 5 years and he know i like him, just not so deeply, thats life though, huh?

    Stephanie Hartless
    Grade 10
    nicotine - Tuesday, July 30, 2002 at 03:57:12 (EDT)


    Untitled
    when will people see
    what we dont need
    we use amd abuse
    drink to the bottom
    long term suicide
    thats what people find
    in the end there's no use
    we burn it to the last fuse
    dont look back on the past
    this world is moving too fast
    we lost all moral, there is no need
    this world is now ran by greed
    few relize this, thier all too busy
    Greed is now after the youth, so why me?
    so turn a blind eye
    there's no use to even try
    fight the system?
    how can you, they dont listen
    only thing to fight for is your life
    blookd, killing, guns, and stab wound from a knife
    what has this world come to?
    its eatenthe rest, now it wants you

    Stephanie H
    Grade 10
    nicotine_eyedrops@hotmail.com - Tuesday, July 30, 2002 at 03:48:37 (EDT)


    Riddle
    Here's a riddle. See if you can figure it out.

    -I'm greater than god.
    I'm more evil than the devil.
    THe rich need it.
    The poor have it.
    And if you eat it you will die.
    What am I?

    Liz Huf
    Grade 9
    1_blonde_child87@excite.com - Sunday, July 28, 2002 at 12:22:20 (EDT)


    I came out strong
    I stayed for my true love's sake.
    I suffered through all the heart break.
    I let him blind me,
    and not let me see.
    I discover that I could be strong,
    and that all this pain was wrong.
    I finally told him how I felt,
    and alls I wanted to do was melt.
    He did not see what heart break he had
    caused me.
    He tried to say he was sorry and change,
    but I had to be the one to re-arrange.
    I stood up for my sake,
    I am strong now,
    and that'll never break.

    Liz
    Grade 9
    1_blonde_child87@excite.com - Sunday, July 28, 2002 at 12:18:56 (EDT)


    You came into my life
    You came into my life when I was a stranger,
    you came into my life when I was with anger.
    You came into my life and you understood,
    you came into my and life and you did what you could.
    You came into my life and was always there,
    you came into my life with tender,love,and care.
    You came into my life just a few short months ago,
    you came into my life so why did have you go?

    Liz
    Grade 9
    1_blonde_child87@excite.com - Sunday, July 28, 2002 at 12:01:54 (EDT)


    Nothingness
    I do not know what I am.
    I sit here,
    Lonesome.
    I have no friends.
    Not really.
    I am a bottle of emotions.
    I try to conceal it.
    With things that aren’t real,
    Things that are fake.
    Clothes, sports, social activity.
    Why I live this way,
    I don’t know.
    I don’t know anything.
    I’m just skin,
    Right?
    Just skin, and cells, and some molecules.
    Nothingness.
    That is what I am and that is what I feel.
    Nothingness.
    Those are my dreams, my wishes, my hopes.
    Nothingness.
    That’s it.
    I’m just a big box,
    Like the rest of human kind.
    But I’m labeled specially.
    “Will Wear Emotions on Sleeve!”
    That’s what my label says.
    So no one wants me.
    So no one cares.
    But then again,
    All I am,
    All I will ever be,
    Is nothingness.

    Lindsay Simon
    Grade 8th
    qtgirly_98@yahoo.com - Friday, July 26, 2002 at 22:58:05 (EDT)


    The Silent
    I brush the hair out of my face.
    I stare into the mirror, and see someone I don’t know.
    Who is that?
    They look like a wreck.
    It was only me.
    My reflection.
    My pathetic, dull, boring reflection.
    I reach into the little wicker basket.
    The one that sits back and to the right of the sink before me.
    I stare down into the perfect white sink with the shiny silver handles,
    So much more perfect than me,
    And think to myself that that drain must go down,
    Down, down,
    Down, down,
    Down forever.
    Forever into a bottomless pit of filth and muck.
    It is just like me.
    I grab the small clear bottle that my hand has selected,
    And look at the label to be sure it will work.
    You can look at me,
    And I may seem important.
    But just because of the clothing I wear,
    The sports I play,
    The friends I have,
    You think this.
    I am nothing.
    I am a nothing.
    There are so many nothings.
    A number that should be much less.
    I twist the cap so that the two triangles line up.
    Childproof? I think not.
    Why are there nothings? You ask yourself.
    If you aren’t one than you have helped create us.
    Ten, I count. Ten little white pills fall into my hand.
    I am disgusted by how perfectly shaped,
    How perfectly labeled,
    They are.
    We are the silent,
    The poets,
    The dreamers,
    The schemers.
    We may be somewhat popular,
    Or even have a ring of friends.
    I pick up the perfect little glass cup to the left of the sink.
    The water that fills it is clean and pure.
    I am not.
    I let it fill so that it overflows only slightly.
    But just because you act that way on the outside,
    Does not mean that you are not nothing within.
    One, no, two.
    Two at a time should work.
    They taste bitter on my tongue,
    And I quickly drink the water.
    Its cool refreshing ness fills my throat and I am pleased with myself.
    Two more down.
    Just six to go.
    All are gone and all is lost.
    In my life, anyway.
    I walk back to my bed.
    A drop of perspiration rolls down my cheek, slowly.
    I let it, and don’t bother to wipe it away.
    I fall asleep, at peace.
    When I wake in the morning,
    I think I will see everything.
    But as I open my eyes,
    All I see is nothing.
    Nothing.
    That is what I left, and that is what I found.
    I hear sobs echo about me,
    But they come from the old nothing.
    This is the new nothing.
    I feel dissatisfied and wonder if they have,
    If this world has,
    Suicide in it as well.

    Lindsay Simon
    Grade 8th
    qtgirly_98@yahoo.com - Monday, July 22, 2002 at 00:59:15 (EDT)


    Bitter Promises
    Promised never to look back and cry
    But here I am unable to whisper goodbye.
    And tears I promised not to drop.
    But everything's soaked and I can’t stop.

    Blurry and red eyes of mine
    Looking at you one last time,
    And that face of yours melts me down
    I am so weak with you around.

    Memories I promised to let go slowly
    But here I am drunk just not to feel this misery,
    And your voice I thought I will never hear
    But everyday I crave for you to be here

    Promised never ever to steal a glimpse of your smile,
    But I find myself starring at you all the while.
    And my heart I promised to give up everything,
    But how do I just let go of you and don’t feel the sting?

    Mind I promised not to think of you,
    But nothing of me is through with you.
    And my soul I promised that it would be all right,
    But I weep and can’t sleep at night.

    Feelings I promised not to miss
    But day after day I long for your kiss.
    And your touch I promised not to crave it anymore,
    But I can’t do this; I just want you more and more.

    Promised to let go when the time arrives,
    But it’s going to hurt two lives.
    And the thoughts of you, I promised to ignore,
    But you’re there in my mind just like before.

    Good old days I promised to block away,
    But I stare at your empty seat everyday.
    Thinking of you till it rips me apart
    And tears expose my bruised heart.

    To run away I promised from my pains,
    But all comes chasing me to leave stains.
    Everywhere I go the world crumbles on me.
    Without you I am not me.

    Tamrin Khan
    Grade 10
    strangelyarousedyetterrified@yahoo.com - Monday, July 15, 2002 at 15:02:48 (EDT)


    Lost
    Lost in thoughts beyond your imagination,
    Where I'm breathing in her affection.
    Day dreaming her touch that I feel,
    And I stare at her like I've never seen.
    Embracing her and holding her really tight,
    Oh! This feels so damn right.
    But then I am wakened
    With pain, I'm weakened.
    Reality is painful and unbarring
    I've lost all her loving.
    Lost her by distance that took us apart,
    And crushed our passionate heart(s).
    Now lost, we both sail around dreams,
    And each sweet moment not spend turns to screams.

    Tamrin Khan
    Grade 10
    strangelyarousedyetterrified@yahoo.com - Monday, July 15, 2002 at 14:55:44 (EDT)


    When
    When the tears come to you,
    And Your sorrows are with you,
    I’ll be there by your side.

    When everything is closing in and seems small,
    No one is there to care at all,
    I’ll stand by you & hold you tight.

    When you tremble with fear
    And everyone is away; no one’s near
    I’ll come and comfort you.

    When your life’s hard and you can’t go on,
    And to you nothing lasts long
    I’ll stay there for you always and always.

    When you feel unloved and not wanted,
    And your close ones turn their back on you and you hate it,
    Come to me, I crave you everyday.

    When you’re lost and can’t find your way.
    Scared in the dark please don’t stay.
    Scream my name and I’ll come running.

    When you’re sad and you need someone around,
    But everyone’s is busy fooling around.
    I’ll kiss you and stop your crying.

    When everything falls apart,
    And you’re deeply hurt.
    I’ll be a clown to make you smile.

    When no one understands you,
    And none wants to hear from you.
    You’ll always find me to talk with you.

    When you’re lonely needing a friend,
    And your pains aren’t even close to an end.
    I’ll be with you till you feel alright.

    When you’re frightened by your dream,
    And have woken from your sleep.
    I’ll be next to you, holding you tight.

    Tamrin Khan
    Grade 10
    strangelyarousedyetterrified@yahoo.com - Monday, July 15, 2002 at 14:52:26 (EDT)


    By The Sea
    Life from the diamond mist
    Reflecting above the wavy sea.
    And the rhythmic breeze
    Makes the water flow in a tune.
    The night sky looks down,
    While the stars wonder what's so blue?
    The clouds let the moonlight travel around
    So the eyes of water can float through.
    Gentle rain will fall on the sea's skin
    And water against water will make rings
    While each rhythm changes slowly.
    And it sounds like a sweet song sung softly.
    Hours go by and the calm sea rises.
    The tide floats up high while the moon sets.
    Sky turns pinkish red and she blows warm air
    Over the waters, moving them and reflecting light.
    Slowly like a drama the day breaks in
    The sky turns blue within,
    And the stars blinded by the bright sun,
    Hides for the dreary night to come sailing.
    But the galaxies' quest goes on
    What is so blue so far away gone?

    Tamrin Khan
    Grade 10
    strangelyarousedyetterrified@yahoo.com - Monday, July 15, 2002 at 14:50:40 (EDT)


    when i
    when i say that i need you what do u do
    when i say that i love you what do u say
    when you look in my eyes what do u see
    when i look in yours ill tell u what i see
    i see that our friendship is meant to be

    darcie
    Grade 7
    Darcice - Friday, July 12, 2002 at 19:06:44 (EDT)


    Shooting Rubberbands at the Sky
    I shoot rubberbands at the stars,
    hoping for my wish to come true.
    They bounce off of the silver clouds,
    and fall to the ground, striking my face.

    I try and try and try,
    until my cheeks and wrists and legs
    are covered with harsh marks
    from my continuous ritual of wishing.

    My dull-colored rubberbands are disappearing,
    vanishing into the air, lying on the lime grass.
    My wishes are escaping my mouth also,
    skipping throug the moon's howling wind.

    I see one star left in the violet sky,
    and decide to use my last rubberband.
    I close my eyes, say my wish,
    the star explodes into tiny fireflies.

    They flutter around my head,
    and clean the cuts and bruises like a helping hand.
    My wish is now the truest,
    just from shooting a rubberband.

    Marissa Stellwag
    Grade 10
    vintagenylon@bust.com - Thursday, July 11, 2002 at 19:05:53 (EDT)


    Oklahoma City Bombing
    She dug through the rubble,
    her heart full of hope
    while the stench of death
    was strong enough to choke

    With pieces of bodies
    strewn here and there
    she could not find
    her child anywhere

    The man who bombed the building
    Should be the one to blame,
    for all the innocent lives
    his foolishness has claimed

    When almost all her hope was gone
    She knelt and as she prayed,
    She heard her daughter's fragile voice say
    "MOMMY, I'm okay."

    Nick Stout
    Grade 12
    nickstout03@hotmail.com - Thursday, July 11, 2002 at 00:44:01 (EDT)


    I need some advice
    This poem was written by 1 of my friends. I posted it for him because he thinks it sn't any good! I do! So, tell me what you think.
    ------------------------------------------------------



    I need some advice,
    I don't know what to do...
    We've been friends for sometime,
    That's why I'm coming to you...

    I'm in a situation,
    I don't know what to do,
    I'm crushing on this one girl,
    She drives me crazy too...

    You should see her smile,
    It lights my darkest night
    You should hear her laugh,
    My loneliness it fights.

    I wish you could feel my heart,
    whenever she's around,
    A simple smile or gesture
    Makes my heart pound.

    I've known her for a while,
    As she has known me too,
    Please, oh, can't you help me...
    I think I love her, too...

    She's a good friend to me,
    As perfect as can be,
    I long to feel her love,
    She's like an angel from above.

    I'm not sure what to do,
    I think she knows this, too,
    But it's her i really love,
    She's like an angel from up above.

    So tell me what should I do,
    Reveal my feelings true,
    Or keep them deep inside?
    But these feelings I can't hide...

    I need some advice...
    I dont know what to do,
    Because this girl I'm crushing on,
    Is actually you...

    Liz Huf
    Grade 9
    1_blonde_child87@excite.com - Wednesday, July 10, 2002 at 23:26:08 (EDT)


    Soma
    SOMA

    Conquerors impulse of motivated compassion
    twisted artistic tongue,
    Desiring to stretch the distance of deduction,
    into an identificational effect
    which whet lachrymal wrath.

    In the line of industry which designs protection for material reality that is
    Absorbed with the five senses
    Those that are being marginalized are not speared from tiresome life of their bodies
    And rarely give pleasure to the life of their thoughts combining the terms out of
    Their vocabulary



    AND there, whereby paradoxical dualism celebrates final birth of spiritual awareness
    The reality of their five senses is a place where you can only find merely tired and used up
    Soma.

    Gabrijela Podkrajac
    partphoto8@yahoo.com - Wednesday, July 03, 2002 at 15:40:08 (EDT)


    Michael Jordan the Greatest

    Michael Jordan can not be beat. 
    When he plays he gets the crowd of their feet.

    Michael shakes and bakes all over the court.
    He adds excitement to the court.
     
    He wears number twenty-three.
    When he shoots the ball, I wish it could be me.
     
    He stands six feet and six inches tall.
    When a player runs into him, it feels like they have been hit by a brick wall.

    He can fly through the air like a plane.
    If someone thinks he is not the best they must be insane.

    Michael Jordan can dunk the ball through the goal.
    Oh! Michael is so cold.

    He shoots lay ups with ease.
    When someone tries to copy his moves they fall down on their knees.

    Michael Jordan played with the Olympic Dream team. To play Like Mike is my dream.

    When sport writers rank the basketball players, Michael Jordan is always at the top of the charts.
    He will always be number one in my heart.

    Vincent Anderson
    Grade 7
    schoolroom@excite.com - Sunday, June 30, 2002 at 01:16:39 (EDT)


    Son at War
    A son so young,
    at sixteen years,
    but now young mother,
    sheds her tears.

    Her only boy,
    so close at heart,
    no longer there,
    forever apart.

    Just like a wilting rose
    Curling in the sun,
    Rolls up tight in a ball
    and inside falls undone.

    A tap turned on behind her eyes
    Tears soak silk sheets like heavy rain,
    No one there to hear her cries
    No one there to share her pain.

    Now years passed old and frail,
    They don't live their lives,
    'Cos when a son is killed at war,
    a mother also dies.

    Amanda Brown
    Grade 11
    ugly_treat@email.com - Wednesday, June 19, 2002 at 02:01:40 (EDT)


    Someone I never knew
    I always wonder what it would be like to have a realative that you never knew.
    Well, I have one, I do I do.
    A Grandpa I've never seen before, never knew.
    They say he looks just like my Father.
    That if you were to put them against one another,
    that you'd never be able to tell the difference.
    I don't know,
    I've never seen him.
    My family says that he is worthless and will die a broken man.
    I think I saw him once, but maybe it wasn't him.
    I wonder what got into that man.
    I thought a father always wanted a grandaughter to love and cherish?
    But I guess I'm wrong, for this man is not strong.
    The grandfather of mine that I do not know wanted nothing to do w/my father,
    so I am the one who suffered,the Grandaughter.
    He walked out on my Grandmother,
    he walked out on my dad and his brothers.
    So, I guess you could say that he walked out on me too.
    I guess I cannot call this man my grandfather,
    only a doner who made my father.
    This man is missing out on a lot,
    for I am 14 and I haven't forgot.
    I haven't forgot what this man put my father through,
    I haven't forgot what this man made the choice to do.
    So, I guess i should forget him,
    but I'll always have a piece missing,
    thanks to him.

    Liz Huf
    Grade 9
    iggie_3000@yahoo.com - Sunday, June 16, 2002 at 12:55:44 (EDT)


    Get Up
    get up, child, the mornin' here
    be positive, get strong, no tears here.

    speak all of good. the killing peoples have come.

    get up, child, the mornin' here.
    Yes, get up, but do not move.

    the burning fire of hatred has come.

    don't cry, get up. the mornin' come.
    protest day has come. don't be forgetting.

    get up, the mornin' has come to seek your fortune.
    I love ya. the heaven's light shines down on you.

    Brittany
    Grade 5
    sheilamaystein@aol.com - Saturday, June 15, 2002 at 08:26:17 (EDT)


    Myself
    I hear peole talk about my skin.
    They call me chalkboard.

    And, I get really sad.

    And, I just walk away.

    And, I cry and cry and cry.

    They say I look like the ground.

    Nigel
    Grade 5
    SheilaMayStein@aol.com - Saturday, June 15, 2002 at 08:23:34 (EDT)


    love
    Why is my love for you
    slowly tearing me aprt.
    It hurts to love you
    beacause I know that some
    day you will break my
    heart. It's tearing me apart
    when i think about geting
    my heart brokin for the first time.
    please do not break my heart because
    this love that I have for you is
    worth somthing to me.
    I am not the best looking man
    but I can love you more then anybody can,
    like I always tell you, you don't
    relize that you have somthing goood
    until you lose it.
    You are the princess that I always
    dream of, you are more then specail to
    me, you are a queen in my heart

    This is for the girl of my heart

    yaw
    katelamafia@yahoo.co - Thursday, June 13, 2002 at 02:40:54 (EDT)


    A mother's love.

    A mother's love is the best gift in the universe.A mother's love is so powerfull.A mother's love is so bright that you know she is loving you.A mother's love makes you so happy that you can't stop loving her.A mothers love is a very special gift.Mom i love you alot.
                                                                                                          by clarissa

    clarissa brucato
    Grade 5
    clarissab@excite.com - Monday, June 10, 2002 at 09:10:39 (EDT)


    You look after me.

    Mom you took care of me.You were so eager to have your honey like a bee.Mom when there is a problom you solve it.You solve it bit by bit.When I was afraid you were by my side the hole time.When you held me there was music like a wind chime.When i was down you always cheerd me up.With ice cream in a bright yellow cup.When you walk into a room you cheer every one up.You were always by my side when I woke up.
    There is no better friend then a mom.
                                                                                                          by clarissa

    clarissa brucato
    Grade 5
    clarissab@excite.com/ - Sunday, June 09, 2002 at 15:52:39 (EDT)


    You are.................

    You are...........
    You are a beautiful angel.
    You are a god.
    You are the biggest flower.
    You make everything grow.
    You are the sun.
    You shine day throughout the day.
    You are the ocean that gleams.
    You make everything possible.
    You make the world go round.
    You are special!
                                                                                                          by Clarissa

    clarissa brucato
    Grade 5
    clarissab@excite.com - Sunday, June 09, 2002 at 11:53:20 (EDT)


    A friend to plant a garden with.

    A friend to plant a garden with.
    He who plants a garden works hand in hand with god.that would be you.

    clarissa brucato
    Grade 5
    clarissab@excite.com - Sunday, June 09, 2002 at 11:37:07 (EDT)


    You are the greatest!!!!!!!

    You
    are
    the
    greatest!!!!

    You make the world a great place to live.Everyone wants to be like you.you are the greatestn thing ever made.Everyone wants to be as beautiful as you are.you are an angel.You are special!!

    clarissa brucato
    Grade 5
    clarissab@excite.com - Sunday, June 09, 2002 at 11:31:11 (EDT)


    feelings
    why does it hurt to feel that nobody loves you
    why does it hurt to feel that nobody cares about you
    why does it hurt to feel that everthing you do is wrong
    why does it hurt to feel that your all way's wrong
    why does it hurt to feel that you are never wanted
    why does it hurt to feel love
    why does it hurt to lose someone you love
    why do i always have to feel alone in the dark I want to be love the same as other's

    Steven Djan
    katelamafia@yahoo.com - Friday, June 07, 2002 at 19:35:33 (EDT)


    A mother's Love
    Every night I site in
    the dark asking myself
    how is it like to be
    loved by a mother or how a
    mother's love is like
    but I have no answers cause I
    have not expeirenced it before
    when I think about it tears begin
    to flow down my cheeks if my mother was
    hear she would wipe it off with the
    softest tissue she can fined
    when i am angry about it i blame god
    for making me the way i am maybe if would
    have made me as handsome as others
    my mother would have not abandoned me
    but who can i blame
    who can you blame when your
    mother leaves you as a child and
    haveing no chance at all to tell
    her you love her or she telling you she love
    you
    i don't wont to think about it because it
    hurts to think about it but it's a pain that i
    will live with me for the rest of my life a
    mother's love is unconditional and it lives
    with you for ever

    whare ever you are mom i just want to tell you that i love you with all my heart. Thanks for dad I am doing well.

    steven djan
    katelamafia@yahoo.com - Friday, June 07, 2002 at 19:19:14 (EDT)


    A mother's Love
    Every night I site in
    the dark asking mysel
    how is it like to be
    loved by a mother or how a
    mother's love is like but
    but I have no answers cause I
    have not expeirenced it before
    when I think about it tears begin
    to flow down my cheeks if my mother was
    hear she would wipe it off with the
    softest tissue she can fined
    when i am angry about it i blame god
    for making me the way i am maybe if would
    have made me as handsome as other
    my mother would have not abandoned me
    but who can i blame
    who can you blame when your
    mother leaves you a baby and
    haveing no chance at all to tell
    her you love her she telling you she love
    you
    i don't wont to think abiut it because it
    hurts to think about it but it's a pain that will live with me for the rest of my life

    whare ever you are mom i just wan to tell you that i love you

    Steven Djan
    katelamafia - Friday, June 07, 2002 at 19:12:57 (EDT)


    A mother's Love
    Every night I site in
    the dark asking mysel
    how is it like to be
    loved by a mother or how a
    mother's love is like but
    but I have no answers cause I
    have not expeirenced it before
    when I think about it tears begin
    to flow down my cheeks if my mother was
    hear she would wipe it off with the
    softest tissue she can fined
    when i am angry about it i blame god
    for making me the way i am maybe if would
    have made me as handsome as other
    my mother would have not abandoned me
    but who can i blame
    who can you blame when your
    mother leaves you a baby and
    haveing no chance at all to tell
    her you love her she telling you she love
    you
    i don't wont to think abiut it because it
    hurts to think about it but it's a pain that will live with me for the rest of my life

    whare ever you are mom i just wan to tell you that i love you

    Steven Djan
    katelamafia - Friday, June 07, 2002 at 19:12:26 (EDT)


    A mother's Love
    Every night I site in
    the dark asking mysel
    how is it like to be
    loved by a mother or how a
    mother's love is like but
    but I have no answers cause I
    have not expeirenced it before
    when I think about it tears begin
    to flow down my cheeks if my mother was
    hear she would wipe it off with the
    softest tissue she can fined
    when i am angry about it i blame god
    for making me the way i am maybe if would
    have made me as handsome as other
    my mother would have not abandoned me
    but who can i blame
    who can you blame when your
    mother leaves you a baby and
    haveing no chance at all to tell
    her you love her she telling you she love
    you
    i don't wont to think abiut it because it
    hurts to think about it but it's a pain that will live with me for the rest of my life

    whare ever you are mom i just wan to tell you that i love you

    Steven Djan
    katelamafia - Friday, June 07, 2002 at 19:12:14 (EDT)


    In the Dark
    In the Dark
    ----------------------
    I am lost in the dark,afraid to move.
    I don't know where to go.
    I feel so alone.
    What has become of me?
    What have I done?
    What has this world brought me to?
    Am I the one who has pushed it all away?
    Am I the one who must not stay?
    Why did I have to make this mistake?
    Why I am so alone and about to break?
    What is wrong?
    I was so strong.
    I am going away,
    I can not stay.
    The darkness comes once again,
    and I shall stay forever in.

    Liz
    Grade 8
    iggie_3000@yahoo.com - Thursday, June 06, 2002 at 19:28:15 (EDT)


    Why?
    why is this world slowly tearing me apart?
    Why cant I love someone that wont break my heart?
    Why is it that when I get a good thing I always let it go?
    Why do I ask for answers when I probably already know?
    Why is it that when i mess up I blame it on the world?
    Why is it that when I cant do something I say "its only because im a girl"?
    Why do I put myself down and never try to help myself?
    Why do I tell god every day "I wish I was somebody else"?
    Why is the ocean blue and so is the sky?
    Why do I ask so many questions and why do I ask myself why?

    Mary Fuller
    Grade n/a
    CANDIDPYT@aol.com - Saturday, May 18, 2002 at 14:32:32 (EDT)


    jail bate

    5 to life for one mistake
    is that a chance your willing to take?
    i want us to be together for all of eturnity
    but by the tim i turn 18, will you still love me?
    why is this so wrong, this love i have for you
    to me age is just a number, you said you felt this way to
    well my only fear is waiting too late
    but as for now, i'm jail bate


    dedicated to my best friend and her man!

    cherry
    Grade 9
    none - Saturday, May 18, 2002 at 12:03:35 (EDT)


    You

    you held my hand
    you kisse dmy cheek
    you made me feel so special
    you made me feel so weak
    you made me feel important
    you made me feel so grown
    you made me feel independent
    like i could make it on my own
    you made me look into your eyes
    you made me fall in love
    you were sent to me from God
    you were sent from heaven above
    you like to say those goofy words
    you know they make me smile
    you never acted better at me
    you always had me on cloud nine
    you treated me as your equal
    you never acknolledged my age
    you understood my every thought
    it's like we were on the same page
    you made me cry out of love for you
    you made me feel the pain
    you still cause me to get weak in the knees
    when someone mentions your name
    but now all i feel is emptyness
    you act like you don't care
    you don't seem to notice my pain
    how can you, your never there

    Monique
    Grade 9
    monique5000@aol.com - Saturday, May 18, 2002 at 11:56:39 (EDT)


    why do you feel this way?
    your hurting because he made you mad,
    or are you hurting because your very sad,
    are you hurting because you think the love you once had is dead
    or is all the sadness rushing to your head
    are you upset because you dont feel the same way that you felt from the start
    or is it that you now have a broken heart
    well, whatever it is you got to stay strong
    because youve been stressing over it for too long


    Mary Fuller
    Grade n/a
    CANDIDPYT@aol.com - Wednesday, May 15, 2002 at 20:51:15 (EDT)


    your hurting because he made you mad,
    or are you hurting because your very sad,
    are you hurting because you think the love you once had is dead
    or is all the sadness rushing to your head
    are you upset because you dont feel the same way that you felt from the start
    or is it that you now have a broken heart
    well, whatever it is you got to stay strong
    because youve been stressing over it for too long


    Mary Fuller
    Grade n/a
    CANDIDPYT@aol.com - Wednesday, May 15, 2002 at 20:49:36 (EDT)


    I am Mike Davis
    Hi My name is mike...
    I liek to ride a bike...
    I liek to roll along...
    By the lake and sing a song..
    I hear my mommy cry
    for me to come back home..
    So i run as fast as i can...
    Mommas boy i am...

    Mike Davis in Baileys Class
    Grade 10
    - Monday, May 13, 2002 at 08:16:59 (EDT)


    What Who WHere
    What am i?
    Where are we?
    Who are you?
    Tell me Boo

    Ryan Ward
    Grade 10
    - Monday, May 13, 2002 at 08:12:51 (EDT)


    Yet Another
    “You’re closer to love than you may think”
    he said to me
    as he touched my shoulder through the computer screen
    and with a blink
    he disappeared
    And so, I was left quite alone and dreaming

    What is desire
    But love’s struggle from the mire
    The darkness of oppression
    Once bordering on obsession
    In relay with confession
    Leaving behind, one final impression

    “You’re closer to love than you may know”
    he said to me
    as he brushed a strand of hair from my face
    and friend or foe
    he disappeared
    And so, I was left quite alone and dreaming

    What is the soul
    But an escape from life’s daily toll
    A quiet introspection
    Searching blindly for connection
    In a world of close inspection
    With each moment, new direction

    “You’re closer to love than you may see”
    he said to me
    as he helped me up from the stony ground
    and with no fee
    he disappeared
    And so, I was left quiet alone and dreaming

    What is my heart
    But dreams briefly torn apart
    As I desperately want more
    Stretched from the heavens to the shore
    Stepping through an opened door
    Into yet another war.
    Written 4-29-02


    Amanda Kinross
    Grade 11
    Peacechic8@yahoo.com - Sunday, May 12, 2002 at 19:25:45 (EDT)


    untitled
    It’s difficult, I’ve often said,
    To leave your ring beside my bed,
    And keep the pictures in my head,
    Though part of me is surely dead.
    It’s difficult, perhaps you’ve known,
    To look, but not pick up the phone,
    And listen to life’s daily drone,
    While building up a soul of stone.
    It’s difficult, we often say,
    To just pick up and move away,
    Or save it for some other day,
    As life begins its slow decay.
    It’s difficult, or so it seems,
    To live existent, without dreams,
    I watch this world burst at the seams,
    As fallen tears are lost in streams.
    It’s difficult, I now believe,
    To wear emotions on my sleeve
    Lost deep within the intricate weave,
    And how my heart breaks when you leave.
    Written 3-15-02

    Amanda Kinross
    Grade 11
    Peacechic8@yahoo.com - Sunday, May 12, 2002 at 19:23:03 (EDT)


    The Wax of a Candle Flows Downward

    He strolled along within translucent night
    And painted upon the salty sea
    He whispered like the wind into forever
    The one thing he desired was not me

    His lips spoke of a grand mirage of heaven
    And carried sunlight fathoms below
    His fingertips brushed those of golden angels
    But though I loved him he would never know

    So twilight fell before the crystal palace
    It shined like raindrops in the misty eve
    He walked away, a candle slowly burning

    I watched him leave.
    Written 5-7-01

    Amanda Kinross
    Grade 11
    Peacechic8@yahoo.com - Sunday, May 12, 2002 at 19:20:42 (EDT)


    M-O-T-H-E-R
    M - is for the million things she gave me
    O - means only that she's gorwing old
    T - for the tears she shed to save me
    H - is for here heart of purest gold
    E - is for her eyes, with love light shining
    R - means right ,and right she will always be

    * Mother a word that means the world to me *

    Hanna
    Grade 11th
    - Sunday, May 12, 2002 at 16:26:58 (EDT)


    Death
    Death
    Can come with no warning
    Death
    It can be a cause of mourning
    Death
    It sneeks and peeks around until it finds the perfect victim.
    Death
    What do you think of when you think of DEATH?
    Do you become afraid?
    Do you become sad?
    Well whatever you think of DEATH....
    Don't let it scare you!
    Death can be a good thing.
    When you think of death,
    think of the person that you loved,
    has moved on to a better place,
    is feeling no pain.
    If you think this way then you have discovered
    the secret that some people don't know and will never discover.
    But remember no matter how bad you miss the person,
    just know they are watching over you.

    Kayla Layne Mindt
    Grade 9
    baby_mindt@hotmail.com - Friday, May 10, 2002 at 14:46:30 (EDT)


    I have something to say,
    so please look my way.
    This may be a shocker,
    it is for sure a heart stopper.
    I lost a dear friend.
    It was a friendship I didn't want to end.
    But it did.
    One day it stopped without warning,
    and one day I started mourning.
    For my dear friend,
    I thought it would never end.
    I thought it would never get better.
    I thought I would be like this forever,
    but things are changing.
    I am happier.
    No longer in pain,
    No more living in vain.
    It is almost a year,
    and I still live in fear.
    I try to move on,
    but the memories are still strong.
    You live on in my heart,
    I will never forget you my dear friend,
    and now it has come to an end,
    so goodbye.....my dear friend.

    Kayla Layne Mindt
    Grade 9
    baby_mindt@hotmail.com - Friday, May 10, 2002 at 14:37:48 (EDT)


    I have something to say,
    so please look my way.
    This mat be a shocker,
    it is for sure a heart stopper.
    I lost a dear friend.
    It was a friendship i didn't want to end.
    But it did.
    One day it stopped without warning,
    and one day i started mourning.
    For my dear friend,
    I thought it would never end.
    I thought it would never get better.
    I thought I would be like this forever,
    but things are changing.
    I am happier.
    No longer in pain,
    No more living in vain.
    It is almost a year,
    and I still live in fear.
    I try to move on,
    but the memories are still strong.
    You love on in my heart,
    I will never forget you my dear friend,
    and now it has come to an end,
    so goodbye.....my dear friend.

    Kayla Layne Mindt
    Grade 9
    baby_mindt@hotmail.com - Friday, May 10, 2002 at 14:36:40 (EDT)


    What is this love they speak of?
    Wherefrom does it come
    Where is it headed
    Is it the same when mommy pats me on the back
    When papa says,'Its okay,there's next time'.
    When I look at the evening sky
    When I walk over dew-covered grass
    Is it all the same
    When you my beloved look into my eyes
    And I into yours
    And time stops forever and ever
    What is love then?

    Ayan Bhattacharya
    ayan_misra@hotmail.com - Friday, May 10, 2002 at 11:25:30 (EDT)


    I have a soul
    Imagine bits of metal
    little shavings of my youth
    the sad, silentr smile
    all feel from something wonderful
    and made a little pile
    i do not remeber why
    but i think i found my end
    i have no more hopes
    or dreams to believe in
    i took that sharp pile
    and burned it with my pain
    and all though i cried
    a lake of tears
    nothing coould stop the flame
    the dark nights of isolation
    the hell of every day
    and it all made a pool of metal
    fromless and gray
    i see today what could happen
    and i want to change it all
    "nothing changes jessica
    nothing ever will"
    someone once asked me
    what my soul was
    and then i realized the truth
    that all those bit of metal
    had hardened into steel
    that covered up my heart and unabled me to feel
    i am locked inside this little ball
    will i ever get out
    but then again with all my horrid memories
    its no wonder i never tride
    "nothing ever changes Jessica
    Nothing ever will
    when all you are or could be
    is locked inside of steel.

    Jessica Lucas
    Grade 10
    - Thursday, May 09, 2002 at 11:04:37 (EDT)


    I Once Had.......
    I once had a love that would've gave me the world,
    I once had a love that treated me like a woman not a girl,
    I once had a love that always respected me,
    I once had a love that always protected me,
    I once had a love that i always hurt,
    And for some strange reason I treated him like dirt,
    I once had a love that was ohh so sweet,
    I once had a love that tried his best to make me happy,
    I once had a love that would never let me down,
    I once had a love that turned my frown upside down,
    I once had a love that never started a fight,
    I once had a love who made everything right,
    I once had a love that would die for my touch,
    I once had a love that loved me too much,
    I once had a love that i didnt want to keep,
    I once had a love that was too perfect for me,
    I once had a love but i didnt know,
    I once had a love that i should'nt have let go.

    Mary Fuller
    Grade n/a
    CANDIDPYT@aol.com - Monday, May 06, 2002 at 13:29:19 (EDT)


    Your Looking For....
    Your looking for love in all the wrong places,
    Your looking for love with beautiful faces,
    Your looking for a love that wont hurt you,
    Your looking for a love that wont desert you,
    Your looking for a love that can speak her mind,
    Your looking for a love that you think will be hard to find,
    Your looking for a love that wont run away,
    Your looking for a love that will forever stay,
    Your looking for a love that you can not see,
    but sooner or later you will realize that the love your looking for is me.

    Mary Fuller
    Grade n/a
    CANDIDPYT - Friday, May 03, 2002 at 13:36:29 (EDT)


    Confused
    Molting melting
    fire inside
    moments of fear
    frozen ice
    tension and pride
    cries of the scroching
    laughter form the one not caring
    the moans the tears
    in these lifeless teenage years
    a moment in time
    worthless secounds passing by
    making a slow even rhyme
    tell me one so young and confused
    is there a future
    full and amused?
    when the crying stops
    what shall i say?
    im to young to know
    the future leads my way.

    Jessica Marie Lucas
    Grade 10
    - Friday, May 03, 2002 at 10:43:25 (EDT)


    The dark side of paradise
    In the darkness
    There is a light
    Surrender now
    I'll win the fight
    We all walk
    With fire in our eyes
    But I bet you've never seen
    The dark side of paradise.

    Jessica Marie Lucas
    Grade 10
    Silvercherry16f@aol.com - Friday, May 03, 2002 at 10:39:20 (EDT)


    Lit by candle light
    I dream of your embrace
    the way you used to stare at me
    when you thought I wasn't watching
    Your angelic voice
    whispering goodnite
    I dream of your eyes
    your beautiful grey eyes
    I could drown in your eyes
    I remeber your kiss
    your sweet sweet kiss

    But now none of that matters
    All my sugar coated dreams
    none of them matter
    You shut yourself off
    and hide away in the shadows of the past
    I sit and boil in my own hatred
    You betrayed our trust
    and my love
    but how could I hate someone so beautiful

    However, when I kiss you now
    I dream of a knife in my hands
    and in your back.

    Jimmy Little
    Grade 11
    Neo_kidd16@hotmail.com - Friday, May 03, 2002 at 08:51:22 (EDT)


    Sorry
    This poem goes out to a boy named Dawhite, and i just want to say that im sorry for hurting you and making you cry, but i knew that i could not go out with you, but we will always be friends!


    Sorry

    I didnt want to hurt you or make you cry,
    But for some strange reason it's just the way i am inside,
    I've been hurt before so i know how you feel,
    Please dont tell me this crush you have on me is real,
    I know your probably sad but i dont want you to be,
    It would've never worked out between you andd me,
    I dont want to just sit your heart on the shelf,
    Because i know you could do better with somebody else,
    I'm sure someday you'll be able to find the right girl,
    One that will take care of you and give you the world,
    Soon that day will come and soon you will see,
    That the special girl your looking for is alot more perfect than me.


    Mary Fuller
    Grade n/a
    CANDIDPYT@aol.com - Wednesday, May 01, 2002 at 22:43:28 (EDT)


    7 Years Late


    “Girls we need to talk.”
    I hear my mom say.
    I could tell when I got home,
    something was wrong today.
    “I was shocked too.
    And I don't know if this is bad or good.
    He would like you to call back,
    And I think maybe you should.”
    My dad called,
    It was the first in about 7 years.
    When she told us,
    I was so overwhelmed, my eyes filled with tears.
    So many emotions ran through me,
    I didn't quite know how to feel.
    This was something that I have always wanted,
    I just couldn’t believe it was real.
    My parents got divorced when I was about six,
    But we were able to see him that summer.
    We had so much fun,
    But when we had to leave it was a real bummer.
    I still remember that summer, it was such heaven.
    I cant believe it was so long ago,
    I was only seven.
    I am 14 now,
    And I have finally began to move on.
    It has been 7 years,
    That Is too long to be gone.
    I finally have accepted it,
    and have begun to leave you out of my prayers.
    Although I do think of you,
    You are not now one of my main cares.
    But what bad timing you have,
    You are about seven years too late.
    I am very mad at you now,
    and that anger has almost grown to hate.
    When I called,
    You said you’d be in town and you'd see me soon.
    I was so happy,
    I thought of those great memories, when I saw you seven years ago in June.
    You said you'd call Thursday,
    When I got home from school.
    And I believed your every word,
    I am such a fool.
    I rushed home and asked Mom
    If you had called yet.
    She said “No”, but you would call, my mind was set.
    You said you’d call,
    and we would do something fun.
    I believed you’d stick to your word,
    You had my trust won.
    I waited around all night for you,
    But I never got a call.
    I finally went to bed,
    but no sleep came, for all could do was bawl.
    I can’t believe I believed you,
    How ignorant am I.
    I should have known,
    Because all you are is a lie.
    I am not sure what you
    Wanted to come from all of this.
    But I want you to know,
    That you, I no longer miss.
    What did you want,
    to lift up my hopes and watch them crash?
    Well congratulations,
    my hopes you managed to bash.
    But I have learned so much,
    And it is all true.
    For one, I won’t believe a word you say,
    Until I see you.
    I have to admit,
    You are a great liar, and a flake at that.
    What an accomplishment,
    On the back, you deserve a pat.
    You managed to lose my trust
    Without even breaking a sweat.
    You will never earn it back,
    And that you will regret.
    Sorry, but that is it,
    You have blown your last chance.
    At my wedding reception,
    With you, I will share no dance.
    Your future grand-children's smile,
    You will never see.
    So many great things,
    And there you will wish you could be.
    I am sorry to say it,
    But unlike you, my words are true.
    You are seven years too late,
    And that is your fault, too bad for you.



    Jessica Arterberry
    Grade 8
    FoxyGirly88@hotmail.com - Tuesday, April 30, 2002 at 19:17:37 (EDT)


    TIME!!
    as i stand out in the rain
    i think of all the pain
    i think of what he will do
    when i break his good mood
    i thin of who will be mad at me
    or who won't
    I think of things that i want to
    then again i think of things that i don't
    But hopefully in the end
    I will always know
    that trough it all
    true friends will show.

    darcie oen
    Grade 8
    darcie888@hotmail.com - Friday, April 26, 2002 at 23:51:21 (EDT)


    Cause and Effect
    You make me laugh,
    You make me smile.
    Your life touches mine, just as
    Your eyes seek mine out.
    My head on your shoulder,
    My heart in your hands.
    Millions of things we’ve done together,
    Millions of things we’ve said to one another.
    Love makes us believe,
    Love drives us to live.

    Jenna Walls
    Grade 9
    Tigerchick5757@aol.com - Friday, April 26, 2002 at 20:27:10 (EDT)


    why is it that
    day is night,
    you cannot sleep.
    the world stopped turning,
    yet you go on.
    life in a bubble.

    kathy may
    Grade 10
    kathymae32@hotmail.com - Friday, April 26, 2002 at 14:51:50 (EDT)


    Why i hide from him my true feelings.
    My love is far away from him,
    this may be a whim .
    Is it bind
    To what is mind
    The beauty of his eyes draws me near,
    Its hard to bear.
    Me so confused and feel misused.
    For it may be inside the heart
    but not in the heat within ,
    that makes me want him so dear.
    What gets mt attention
    I cannot mention
    What gets my pleasure
    I cannot measure
    The social attraction
    cannot be fraction
    The affectionfor him
    cannot be fiction
    The like for him is like a bike .
    The love for him is untold but bold.
    So I hide but never find,
    the one reason , I love him so dear.

    Linda Phillips
    Grade 11
    catnap09@yahoo.com - Monday, April 22, 2002 at 17:52:39 (EDT)


    Seeing myself in you
    I see the star light
    smiling so sarcastically
    into your blue eyes.

    Seeing only me
    I turn myself away from
    the love you offer.

    Waiting for darkness
    to steal the light from the stars
    I close me to you.

    Jimmy Little
    Grade 11
    Neo_kidd16@hotmail.com - Monday, April 22, 2002 at 14:17:04 (EDT)


    Feelings
    Today I feel sad
    Today I feel mad
    And its all because of you
    Today I feel hot
    Today I feel blue
    And its all because im loosing you
    Today I feel miserable
    Today I feel confused
    And I alsso feel very lost without you
    'Todday I feel scared
    Today I feel broken
    Today I dont feel too outspoken
    Today you seen tears
    Today you seen fear
    But its not like im a punk
    Because its not like loosing a dollar or just a piece of junk
    I lost a piece of my heart, a piece of my mind and a piece of me
    Just to bring you back ill do basicly anything
    Because me and you were like Bonnie and Clyde
    Its just the world against you and me
    When you left i felt hurt
    When you left i felt pain
    And I cry every time i hear your name
    Everyone tells me "its no big thing"
    And i waould say "if you could only feel the pain, you would cry too when you heard his name"
    You were too good of a friend
    Too much of an angel
    To just get up and leave
    But i bet you would have stayed if you only knew what it wouldve done to me
    Your shoulder to lean on is now gone
    Who will be there when something is wrong
    you stood there with me through thick and thin
    But now i guess that this is the end

    Mary Fuller
    Grade n/a
    CANDIDPYT@aol.com - Saturday, April 20, 2002 at 13:31:11 (EDT)


    Good-Bye
    This poem is to a very dear friend of mine that moved very far away.


    Good-Bye

    We have been through too much to say good-bye
    It feels like just yesterday that we said "hi"
    I guess that its just the fact that i dont wanna let you go
    Everyone is telling me that i have to,but all i tell them is "no"
    It hurts too much to say good-bye
    Please dont leave ill probably die
    To loose a good friend like you is like breaking a heart
    But instead i'm not breaking i'm falling apart
    Drowning in my tears and sorrow
    Because i now realize that there is no tommorrow
    Your gone for now and your gone forever
    I looked at the sky and already knew the weather
    It's gonna be rainy, sad, and blue
    Because this is the day i got to say good-bye to you



    Dedicated to:Kenneth
    I will always love you and always remember you

    Mary Fuller
    Grade n/a
    CANDIDPYT@aol.com - Saturday, April 20, 2002 at 13:07:58 (EDT)


    This is a poem that I would like to dedicate to the world!

    If We Come Together
    If we come together and help eachother
    Maybe we will all get to know one another
    If we come together and stop being demanding
    Maybe others will become more understanding
    If we come together as a team
    Then we can fulfil the american dream
    If we come together and unite
    It will teach others not to fight
    divided we fall united we stand
    And if we come together it will halp our fellow man

    Mary Fuller
    CANDIDPYT@AOL.COM - Thursday, April 18, 2002 at 09:20:43 (EDT)


    KEEEP IT GANGSTA

    WE ALWAYS KEEP IT GANGSTA
    WHILLIN OUT ON THE STREET
    SHOWIN OUR TRUE COLORS,NOT LETTIN NO ONE
    KNOW WHAT WE FEEL IS REAL
    DOING ALL THIGS WITH NO SEX APPEAL
    BUT HAVING FUN JUST KEEPIN IT GANGSTA
    HOW CAN WE REALY EXPRESS OURSELVES TOWARDS EACH OTHER?
    WHEN CAN WE MEET TO CONVERSATE,ASSOCIATE,AND COMMUNICAT?
    WHERE CAN WE BE ALONE JUST TO TALK?
    WHY MUST I ASK THESE QUESTIONS?
    IS THERE ANY SIMPLE REASON WHY I'M THE WAY I AM
    OH I KNOW WHY CAUSE,I KEEP IT GANGSTA

    claudia marie
    Grade 9
    - Wednesday, April 17, 2002 at 14:42:48 (EDT)


    The "S" Word
    I am leaving never to return,
    I shall go and forever burn.
    You thought you knew me well,
    but now you know that life for me was hell.
    I did a lot of things that I regret,
    I hurt a lot of people and that I could not accept.
    As I prepare for my last sight here,
    I drop to my knees and say prayer.
    " Mom, Dad, Brother, Grandma, forgive me; for what I have to do
    is not really important to you. To my best friend, remember me and never
    forget that we were firned and that you will forget this
    and soon accept. To my boyfriend, you were my true love and always will be, but after what I did to you made me see."
    Now it begins to open and the blood beings to flow,
    I just lay down and slowly go.
    When you find me here,
    I will be now where near,
    I will just be gone,
    and you will have to move on.
    Now you see that I am now pain free,
    even though I didn't do the right thing.
    you'll no longer see me but maybe in your dreams,
    and when you come to realize that these were the things.
    The things I had to do,
    in order to get rid of the pain I given to you.

    Liz
    Grade 8
    iggie_3000@yahoo.com - Saturday, April 13, 2002 at 16:08:42 (EDT)


    fire's inspiration
    His words were like fire,
    Pouring from the furnace
    That was his mouth.
    Each word a revolution
    Every phrase would change the world.

    His voice could move mountains,
    Could bring nations to their feet.
    But that voice was silenced,
    Cut off from the source of his soul.
    They doused the flame,
    Filled his mind with their lies.
    Left nothing but their cold doctrine.

    Still, flickering feebly in the black,
    One tiny spark still flared,
    And that one spark gave way to another,
    And that to another,
    And soon the fire again burned brightly.

    Despite all their efforts,
    His fiery spirit conquered all.
    The once silent voice rose,
    And with it, he destroyed their doctrine.
    He restored light to those in darkness.
    Just as his words had promised,
    His single voice changed the world.

    kathy
    Grade 10
    kathymae32@hotmail.com - Saturday, April 13, 2002 at 14:14:39 (EDT)


    On This Rainy Day
    On this rainy day you went away
    on this rainy day we couldnt play
    this rainy day was your last day
    and now were all depressed because you went away
    our tears just droped and we cried a river for you today
    and now were all too miserable to play
    you snatched our hearts out of our chest and ran away
    and i cant believe all this happened on this rainy day

    Mary Fuller
    Grade n
    CANDIDPYT@aol.com - Friday, April 12, 2002 at 10:41:03 (EDT)


    If We Come Together
    If we come together and help each other
    Maybe we will all get to know one another
    If we come together and stop being demanding
    Maybe others will become more understanding
    If we come together as a team then we can fulfill the american dream
    If we come together and unite
    It will teach others not to fight
    United we fall divided we stand
    and if we come together it will help our fellow man

    Mary Fuller
    Grade 7
    CANDIDPYT@aol.com - Friday, April 12, 2002 at 08:12:01 (EDT)


    f.i.n.e
    im o.k
    i am fine
    i'll just sit here and be blind
    while all you intertwine
    between you and i i'll draw a line
    build my walls so you cause no crime
    my mask will shine as i think my ryme
    and all you'll see is that i am......
    F.I.N.E

    nigel violet falcone
    Grade 12
    purpleskittles69@yahoo.com - Tuesday, April 09, 2002 at 08:07:01 (EDT)


    f.i.n.e
    im o.k
    i'll be fine
    i'll just sit here and be blind
    while all you intertwine
    between you and i i'll draw a line
    build my walls so you cause no crime
    my mask will shine as i think my ryme
    and all you'll see is that i am......
    F.I.N.E

    nigel violet falcone
    Grade 12
    purpleskittles69@yahoo.com - Tuesday, April 09, 2002 at 08:06:26 (EDT)


    This Life
    Why does a butterfly fly?
    Why does a bumblebee buzz?
    Why does the sun shine?
    why does the moon glow
    why does the wind blow

    waves crash against the shore,
    salt burns my open sore.
    A baby will indeed cry,
    but then a tear, and a heart will die.
    Sweet innocence in now flawed

    a ball of string rolls on the floor,
    bang, crash, smash, hit against the door,
    it opens, and out comes a cold wind,
    Quiet, dead, and souls are lost,
    nothing but the cold dead silence of night.

    Your heart races,
    your body shivers,
    your breath turns cold,
    your hair turns gray,
    you just want something to go your way.

    This is just a messed up day.
    what can I do,
    what can I say,
    I wish my dreams were my reality,
    but no, my reality is my life.

    You paddle down the river of life,
    dodging rocks and rapids.
    Now the worst is on its way,
    a waterfall is here to say,
    as you near it you cannot out run it
    as you push back it only pushes you in.

    All you can do is now give in,
    you fall over the cold harsh waters,
    falling towards the depths of your soul.

    You look ‘round
    for a place to step down
    off you go from your never-ending fall
    first left then right and off you go.
    Your eyes are alerted by a small bright light,
    Your heart is pounding, and your lungs are racing.
    You realize it was just a dream.
    You open your eyes to all that is true,
    to then notice how your mind grew.
    Was this a lesson, a warning, or just an experience,
    No it is nothing but my reality.

    Morgan
    Grade 10
    trackjuliet@msn.com - Monday, April 08, 2002 at 22:52:16 (EDT)


    Glass Half Empty
    Glass Half-Empty

    Watch.
    Me.
    Falling,
    Falling for your dear heart.

    Kill.
    Me.
    Swiftly,
    Swiftly I’ll step into the blade.

    What’s worse?

    Dying,
    Dying for your sweet embrace.

    Or is it,
    Knowing,
    Knowing that we’re far apart.

    Glass.
    Half.
    Empty,
    Empty my suffering heart.

    How can your glass be so full?

    Full.
    As.
    Your rising chest,
    Rising and falling as you sleep.

    Sleep.
    Is.
    All I want,
    For there I see you in sleep.

    Lies.
    And.
    Illusion,
    All that I ask of you.

    Love.
    Me.
    Impossible,
    Impossible for you to care.

    Mallory Nakamura
    Grade 9
    Ebony_Kitten@hotmail.com - Sunday, April 07, 2002 at 16:24:32 (EDT)


    In My Mind

    You are on my mind
    You have always been in my all dreams
    I always care for you
    You put smile on my face
    First time I saw your face
    My heart found to you a special place
    cause you are special to me
    You are first person I fall in love with
    I Love you
    You are the only one for me
    I don't know how to let you know
    what you mean to me
    Cause love so many thing you have to tell
    My whole life has change since I saw you
    You always in my heart ,in my mind

    Hanna
    Grade 11th
    - Wednesday, April 03, 2002 at 17:31:38 (EST)


    your touch
    YOUR TOUCH
    I need you,
    I love you,
    I hope you do too,
    you blessed my soul,
    gave my life a new toll
    sharing my love,
    singing for you,
    your like a true dove
    so come to me...my love
    *~~*~~*
    your touch
    I wish I had
    something I want so much
    that will forever end me being sad
    you gave me half of your sweet touch
    your beauty and your love
    now to complete your touch
    please give me your hand that I need so much
    too look into your eyes
    gazing upon two true stars
    as I think of this I sigh
    I want you but your so far
    ~**~**~
    distance can't keep me from you
    my love will always stay true
    for you I'd travel forever
    for you are my hearts endeavor
    my heart beats
    only for you
    and will stop at the moment we meet
    I would be shocked
    from the beauty of you
    ~~~**~~~
    the moment
    your hand touches mine
    my body will turn warm
    because I don't have to find
    my true love no more
    because shes right there
    making my heart soar
    just look at her
    her beautiful glare
    ~*~*~*~
    your sweet love
    your beautiful smile
    your warm kiss
    your indescribable feelings
    would all be told
    in just one motion
    my hand so cold
    needing your devotion
    your hand encloses on mine
    needing it so much
    and now it had just started
    by giving me your touch
    (~~*~~)

    James
    Grade 9
    flynhawn1@aol.com - Wednesday, April 03, 2002 at 04:03:07 (EST)


    Live Good
    Live good.
    Dance better.
    Need less,
    And you will have
    Love.

    Cassie Clark
    Grade 4
    mmarx@unomaha.edu - Monday, April 01, 2002 at 13:01:33 (EST)


    Cassie Clark
    - Monday, April 01, 2002 at 13:00:25 (EST)


    Think of Me
    Think of me as
    You, and we
    Will always be
    Together.

    Cassie Clark
    Grade 4
    mmarx@unomaha.edu - Monday, April 01, 2002 at 13:00:02 (EST)


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