Dragon Tears
Don't tell me that it's over
When there's still time to fight
Don't tell me something's wrong
When I know that it's all right
Don't make me give up dreaming
'Cause forever I'll have hope
Don't let me take the easy road
If you know that I can cope
Don't pretend that I am perfect
That I don't pity, judge, and hate
Don't forget that I am human
'Cause I've made that same mistake
Don't count me second best
And don't make me stand aside
Please don't underestimate me
Because no longer will I hide
So don't tell me that it's time to quit
Because you will never see
The place that I've been searching for
Where I can just be me
- Karli Sobiski, age 14
Poem
A prison unseen, unheard, untouched, unfelt.
Not knowing what is right and what is mistaken.
My life contains no freedom for me to be me.
Even my poetry has boundaries for me now,
My only hope for joy is to ride the wind.
To spend hour after hour on your back.
To relish in the trust that is a horse.
The love that can only be seen in one without words completely trusting in me.
My horse, not mine in law but mine in love,
You will be mine to adore someday.
- Becca
Butterflies
Butterflies flitting here and there
Everlasting each pair
If you love them you won't declare
Butterflies flit here and there
- Tiffany Tompkins
Alone
My childhood has been like a field of dreams that have never came true.
I've been lost all my life missing out on the best things.
My life is a butterfly not once being a caterpillar.
We both missed out on something it's like we never had a childhood.
- Jillian
Rain
Rain,
Spitter, splatters on my window
I feel like that one raindrop
Lost in a million with no place to go
There's no one to talk to
We all have the same feelings
A feeling that we are lost.
Even with lots of paths to choose from
Which one we take
May alter our lives forever
There's only one path
But the line seems so long
To stand there for hours
And waste what precious life we have
The longer we wait in line
The more we know the unthinkable will soon occur.
The line moves up one by one
And we're not far from the front
Then all of a sudden
The clouds break open
And a rainbow shines upon me
The sun beats down like a ticking time bomb
Until like the rest
I get swallowed into the air
Like the nobody I always was.
- Michelle
Chalkboard
Green, green, green
that's all I've seen,
half of my life,
all of my dreams.
Chalk so tender
flaky too,
rather messy
once you're through.
ABC, 123
add them up
can't you see?
The white so bright
the green is so gloom
the bright is hard to see
in this musty room
Eraser erase
sponge clean
done till the next day
so long it seems.
- Nancy-Claire Jeanmard, Age 12
Maryann
Maryann ran as fast as her little legs could possibly go,
She could feel the anger in side as she holted to a stop,
It felt like a fire that was out of control in the forest,
Her hair brushed across her face as a tear of sadness crept down her cheek
She could hear the sea, the waves crashing along the beach
The sea gulls swooped down to greet her as she walked upon the sand.
She watched the tide slowly creaping up on the sandy shore,
The sun slowly disappeared over the horizon as the grey clouds filled the sky,
She watched the warm dry sand dancing around the beach like a party of fun,
She glanced at the stars as they continually twinkled in the dark of the night,
She could hear the crickets called in the grass behind her,
Maryann slowly fell asleep by the sound of the sea,
Maryann woke by the sound of the birds in the trees,
The sun slowly appeared in the horizon and shone strongly across the sea,
As another normal day was born.
- Casey Klein, age 13
Their Awesome God
Sometimes I wonder
What made David so great?
Or Esther or Samuel?
Was it just fate?
And what about Daniel
In the Lions den?
Jeremiah and Joel
And all those other men?
Well I asked a friend
And he said with a nod,
It wasn't the men
It was their Awesome God.
- Natasha D. Siegrist age 15
A Poem
My name is Julie B.
and I like to be free
I like to play games
and call people funny names.
I do it everyday
and people always say,
"Man, that Julie B. is cool".
- Julie B., 5th grade
Sad Story
I knew a girl of wonder
Filled with courage, filled with love
She was deeper than an ocean
And more soulful than a dove
Brighter were her eyes
Than a thousand distant suns
Her soul flew higher than the birds
Now with wolves her spirit runs
Loved by all and feared by none
A perfect story you say
But tragedy did find itself
One sad and desperate day
In the forest she was walking
Trying to understand this place
Until she saw next to the river
An unfamiliar face
It beckoned her without a word
Curiosity made her go
Carelessly she went forth
A mistake she did not know
It looked at her with fiery eyes
Filled with evil filled with hate
And as she looked up she saw this too
But by then it was too late
When she next woke she couldn't move
Was it fear or something else
Too scared to yell, to scared to breath
Just a nightmare she told herself
But never was a nightmare
More real and more true
Than the one of this courageous girl
And the hell she suffered through
The days went on, each one a struggle
She lost her innocence, her hope
Until one day she had enough
No longer could she cope
To take her life was the biggest decision
She had ever had to make
And as the moon shone down that peaceful night
Her last breath she did take
She's in a better, brighter place
At least we like to think that way
But if such a place does so exist
Than why so innocent people pay
- Karli Sobiski, Age 14
Nobody Knew Her Name
A young girl
Walks the streets
Her thoughts all-awhirl
On this Christmas Eve
Her life is awful
Her story so sad
She dreams of all
The things she had
She once had a family
A mom and a dad
A brother a sister
A dog and a cat
Life had been pleasant
Since the day of her birth
That night long ago
When she came to this earth
Her family was rich
Not one single day
Of any kind of troubles
Had come her way
Then one Christmas
So long ago
Her life had fallen
So far down low
Her father lost his job
Her brother left home
All her mom did was sob
On that night long ago
Her life disappeared
Before her very eyes
She fought every step
Then gave up with a sigh
Men had come
And moved them out
She couldn't believe
This had all come about
Now it is Christmas once again
She has come back home
Yet is seems so strange
For she's all alone
She walks down the street
Everything is the same
Except nobody seems
To know her name
But this Christmas season
Something wonderful happens
She stops for some reason
And changes direction
She heads to a church
She hears someone singing
A soft Christmas carol
Bells are all ringing
She wonders "Who is this
Of whom they all sing
The wonderful baby
Who was born a King?"
She asks and old lady
Who leans on a cane
The lady winks at her
And with a smile she exclaims
"Why he is the King
Of all of the world
This babe of whom they sing
In Your Savior!
He died that you might live
He gave his life for you
You can have this gift
This is all you must do
Just pray unto him
And ask him in
Ask him to take your heart
That all you must do to win"
The girl was amazed
Her heart felt a touch
So she bowed her head
"Father I need you so much"
She felt him say "yes"
And come in her heart
She felt so blessed
That he took every part
Her world wasn't fixed
Her life was the same
But she had a new heart
And a friend knew her name.
- Natasha D. Siegrist, age 15
Daddy Where Are You?
I barely remember when you lived here,
then one day you disappeared!
You haven't called or come to see me
in it seems a hundred years!
I used to wait for you each day
and it made me feel so sad.
I don't know the reason why you left.
Did I do something bad?
I miss the things we used to do
when you used to play with me.
When I see other kids with their dads,
I'm full of jealousy!
Mom tries to take your place,
but there's nothing she can do,
that will make it feel the same
as what I shared with you!
Mom had to go to work
when you went away.
So I'm alone a lot
when I come home from school each day.
When Mom gets home she's tired,
so she doesn't have much time for me.
Things were so much better
when it was just us three.
Mom said you promised you would help us.
You just wanted to be free!
You never kept your promise
and Mom don't know where you can be!
Mom works hard to pay our bills,
but we need some help from you!
I know if you made a promise,
you meant to keep it, too!
I had a birthday yesterday
and I waited by the phone.
I just knew that you'd remember,
but I guess that I was wrong.
You probably were too busy
and it just slipped your mind.
My Daddy couldn't forget my birthday
for that would not be kind!
He wouldn't want to hurt my feelings
and he wouldn't want me to cry!
but, then you missed Christmas too,
and I had no reason why?
So many special days have passed us by,
things I wish I could have shared with you!
It's been Mom and me against the world,
because, I guess your promise wasn't true!
I wonder where you are?
Mom says, you have a brand new family!
I wonder if ever you feel guilty
for what you've done to Mom and Me?
I know that I still love you,
but you have lost my trust!
How could you say you loved me
and then do this to us?
If I should ever marry
and things not work out, you see,
my kids will never feel like I do,
I won't do to them what you have done to me!
- Patty Bunn, adult
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