"WE THE CHILDREN..." POETRY
voices from Grade 6/7
MATTHEW |
BETH |
DAVID |
MICHAEL | NUREEN |
SARAH-JOY |
VINCE |
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JUST BECAUSE...
JUST BECAUSE IM ASIANIM NOT GAY
IM NOT A MORON
JUST BECAUSE IM ASIAN
IM NOT A FREAK
IM NOT RACIEST
IM NOT A FOOL
JUST BECAUSE IM ASIAN
I KNOW IM NOT A WANNA BE
I CAN’T ALWAYS BE THE BEST FRIEND
IM NOT THE BEST
JUST BECAUSE IM AN ASIAN CHILD SO LET ME BE MYSELF.
- Matthew
A galaxy of hungry children
A universe of stars
We will be us, we can’t be stopped
However our time may leave us too fastChildhood will leave us,
Faced with poverty,
With problems to complicated too solve
But we will not give up
We will fight with our hearts,With our love and joy,
We will fight non-stop,
But using no anger,
For anger is bad, nasty and violent,
It is the very thing we are fighting against,
We are children, Made to bring joy,Made for love, happiness, and hope,
Made for your pleasure, not for your work,
We aren’t made for poverty,
We aren’t made for grief,
We aren’t made to solve your problems,
We are made to bring you joy,Let you forget your problems
But we are not slaves,
If you treat us as so,
Your clowns will be gone,
Filling your mind with perennial grief,
And you will have nothing,
No-one to save you,We are clowns,
Letting you laugh,
Letting you cherish those moments with us,
Letting you toss all your cares away,
Bringing you back to that never, never land,
Where laughter and happiness are all you see,
We are asking your help now,
We are usually clowns,
But in times of gloom we will be serious,
Help us now, with all your might,
Make never, never land here,
Forever...-Beth
Just because I’m me does not mean I’m strongJust BECAUSE...
Does not mean I’m happy
Does not mean at all
Just because I’m young does not mean don’t know
Does not mean I can’t see
Does not mean at allJust because I haven’t does not mean I wont
Does not mean I can’t
Does not mean at all
Just because I’m David I’m something
I must be
Just because I DavidI’m something after all
If you want to see
You can see
You must see
Just look behind the name and focus on the man...
-DAVID
Respect...
Being respected Is like respecting others Respect everyone-----
Safe Place... Safety is for me A safe place is know bullies School is a safe place----
Be a Friend...
People need friends Everybody needs a friend To care for others----
CARING FOR ME...
Will you care for me Feeling that you are cared for Makes you feel special - MICHAEL
JUST BECAUSE...
Just because I’m
not tall
Doesn’t mean that I’m short
It doesn’t mean that I’m shy
It doesn’t mean that I’m small
Just because I live in a big house
Doesn’t mean that I’m selfishIt doesn’t mean that I’m spoiled
It doesn’t mean that I’m small
Just because I have a life
Doesn’t mean that I’m a freak
It doesn’t mean that I’m a nerdIt doesn’t mean that I’m small
Just because I go to school
Doesn’t mean that I’m perfect
It doesn’t mean that I’m the best of friends
It doesn’t mean that I’m small
Just because I’m me, let me be.
- NUREEN
JUST BECAUSE...
Just because I’m smallI’m not stupid
I’m not mean
I’m not a nerd
Just because I’m small
I’m not a freak
I’m not a loner
I’m not greedy
Just because I’m small
I may not be the coolestI may not be the best
But that doesn’t be mean I’m a looser
Just because I’m small- Let me be
ME!
- SARAH-JOY
When It Just Doesn’t WorK... When it just doesn’t work
When a line won’t run
When nothing can be done
When you can’t throw long
When everything goes wrong
When it just doesn’t work
When you can’t go on
When you can’t wait till dawn
When the jump is too high
When you knew you had to lie
When it just doesn’t work
When your stride goes wide
When your hope just died
When your boot comes out
When you went against doubt
When it just doesn’t work
When you don’t have anything more
When you fall to the floor
When you can’t make the height
When you can’t win the fight
WHEN IT JUST DOESN"T WORK
-VINCE