Trees
by Jakevyia White (Grade 3)
Frank Callen Boys and Girls Club

 

I think the trees dance with me.
Can you just come and dance with me?
Trees shake, move, leap
and look like ballet dancers.
If you have a tree
ask it for its hand. 

 

The Crazy Name You Gave Me
By Tashjadala Norette Anacaryica Mikell
Hubert Middle School

 

Is my name the frogleg of names.

 

First Name: Tashjadala
It sounds like four different names put together.
Tasha, Jada, Dada, and the letter “a”
That’s just crazy. You could have at least called me Tasha or Ta’sheai,
but why Tashjadala?

 

Is my name the frogleg of names.

 

Second Name: Norette
Look, I know you were trying to be nice,
But what were you thinking?
Norette sounds like a way to stop smoking.

 

Is my name the frogleg of names.

 

Third Name: Anacaryica
Wow! I thought Norette and Tashjadala was Crazy
But Anacaryica? Where in the ham sandwich
Did you get that from? It’s a shame.
Grandma can’t even say it.

 

Again I say:
Is my name the frogleg of names.

 

Seasons
by Andrew
Southwest Middle School

 

There are four seasons
Four gods
One is a man
Three are ladies
Summer rules Earth when the land is tormented by the sun,
He makes man labor and the child sweat
But the ladies spring, fall, and winter help ease him
Fall puts him to sleep,
Winter wraps him in white blankets,
and spring awakens him in flames

 

 

My Street
by Andrea Walker
Hubert Middle School

 

Sticky like syrup is how the street is. 
Junky is what the grass that once was green
but now is brown is. 
My house has bricks like Hubert Middle School.
Smells like drunk people's breath. 
I see my godfather with my godsister's baby DJ
and I also see my neighbor Mike with his one-year-old daughter Jada. 
That's what I see on my street. 

 

 

Fear
by Dashawn Crawford
Frank Callen Boys and Girls Club

 

Fear is like a fence because it surrounds you 
from the outside. 
Fear is like a watch because it can strike at any time. 
Fear is like a shooting star, you never know where
it's going to end up at.
Fear is like paper.
If you let fear control your life you will fall apart. 
Fear is like a spider because you can get caught
in its web.