Life’s dark side
“WHY” Why do people Judge Just by looks? I was Embarrassed Scared, for life!! Why? That day I thought would Never end. Until….. A week later. 2-3 grade The voices did not Bother me. But… At home My siblings would…
The Life I Life In
The life I live in is a Life of a survivor But… Not that one year All the tears All the pain All the hurt That is all Because of u All the tears That she cried Was like the…
Pain I have Been Through
Things that cause Pain I was 8 when my Grandpa died I was 9 when my other Grandpa died That was a lot of Pain I seen my brother laying After he had got shot on the side of my…
everyday
Everyday By: unknown Can’t run from something that’s not chasing you. But you can get stuck in something that’s trapping you. We’re always stuck In our own heads And can never seem To get out. We try and try Everyday…
I am Different
Different I was different Different I used to afraid to be different The mask had me under a shadow I learned it’s okay to be yourself Different I’m unique I'm shaped different I act different Because I am different Different…
My Home, My Neighborhood
Home The wind breathing In your face as you look up at my Home You’d smell the freshly cut grass From the neighbors’ You’d hear the birds Chirping from the trees But what you see May not look too beautiful…
The Plague we know as War
War Something that has Plagued humanity Without a care, gas Pure insanity. War Mass destruction Fields of the dead Without repercussion Comes the red. War Christianity Scorched earth Against the claimed paganity Missiles downtoearth War Thunder of artillery shells Dismembered…
“dank memes”
Dank memes By Xavier Munoz Dank memes…. Are the center of comedy Dank memes…. Are the things that motivate me because they are always funny Dank memes…. Are Funny Dank memes Are life
Mask off
I took my Mask Off I don’t think I should But I’m so Eager It's just like i want to But what will the people say It's too early not now Hearing the harsh wind Nobody else seems like it's…
Society
Jasmin Williams. Poet Warrior Society Society Society Society Where the people play The homeless have no place to stay And the police that have stopped saving the day This is the world we live in today Society Society Society…
My Town
Cyrena Ulmenstine.Poet Warrior. My Town All I see are “bandos” All I hear is cursing and violence All I know is to stay cautious no matter what Looks can be deceiving where I'm from Drugs, money, and a little…
Fight for Peace
MALIK TYLER. POET WARRIOR. “FIGHT FOR PEACE” A small city full of violence Thugs on every corner leaving single moms to yell stop the violence The sound of gunshots followed by police sirens Down Calumet Ave. we walk in…
Watched.
Derick Sosa. Poet Warrior. Watched. The man always watched He liked to judge the outside the world The man always watched The way we would ruin his life We ran around in circles Making his head spin around The…
Respect Your Elders
Tyrell Smith.Poet Warrior. RESPECT YOUR ELDERS Respect Your Elders Respect Your Elders For they have what you not Knowledge of our beautiful past which many have forgot Our elders are the key to a successful life they show us…
My Community
Claudia Ross. Poet Warrior. My Community Wishing neighbors could go outside and say good without being frightened. My Block When a when person comes down the street just looking suspicious we assume that there are dangerous and ready to count…
The Story of Hammond
Johncarlo Perez. Poet Warrior. The Story of Hammond The roaches a hissing The insects a crawling I walk down Maywood AVE To my house Big and white it is Lights bright Downtown isn’t nice So think twice I pass…
Yells
Vanessa Pantoja.Poet Warrior Yells Her yells hurt my ears I wish there was someone to tell she asks him “Why don’t you understand?” but it’s not his fault that he doesn’t understand When she yells, I just want to…
Black Skin
Ani Montfort. Poet Warrior. Black Skin He had that BLACK SKIN Walking up and down the street with That grin You could tell that he had been through a lot Begging for change in a McDonald’s parking lot He…
What is poetry
Linda Mendieta.Poet Warrior. What is poetry Poetry is the opening and closing of your heart Poetry is speaking out in a crowd Poetry is a bird trying to wrap and tap dance Poetry is like a volcano smiling and holding…
Social Anxiety
Jannet Massey. Poet Warrior. Social Anxiety The internet limits the definition Of social anxiety to: “Fear of situations in which one may be judged or embarrassed.” I feel that is a blatant understatement. To me, social anxiety is stressing…