Hammond.
Ashley Alvarado. Poet Warrior. Hammond. Hammond Is dark and blue all around. Hammond Has lots of trees with leaves on them also some are as tall as school buses. Hammond Smells like people cooking outside,Fresh grass everywhere. Hammond As…
Poetry Is
Omar Regalado. Poet Warrior. Poetry Is Poetry is… Poetry is the light when my mind goes into dark sky Poetry is the thoughts of people or a person coming and speaking out The coldness of winters are as cold…
My Sister Taught Me…
Mareek Hackett. Poet Warrior. My Sister Taught Me… My sister taught me that life not easy and it doesn't go your way all the time where i come from is a place that has many of fights and it's…
I Want
Antoine Gildon. Poet Warrior. I Want I want people to stop worrying about the minor things I want people to stop worrying about who has the newest shoes Be happy about what do have and be happy about what…
The better days
Rashaunna Jones. Poet Warrior. The better days The yelling of her voice makes me mad. But there's better days that we had. From driving in the car going to Apple beez, and sitting under the big green trees. …
Hammond.
Clayton Jones. Poet Warrior. Hammond. Hammond the streets are ruff Life is hard, Dirty alley, Nice cars, Mixed people. Everyone has Nice shoes Nice parks Beautiful yard's Less candy stores School isn't all That nice But at my School…
Poetry Freedom
DaSean Williams. Poet Warrior. Poetry Freedom Poetry to me is a new Life Poetry gives me life when I don't enjoy it Poetry helps me express My feelings I never show Poetry makes me feel FREE! Poetry is like…
Chicago
Aaron White. Poet Warrior. Chicago Chicago can be bright also can be dark depends on where you are at and what you make it . Chicago The dark one-day may be bright if you never quit and always put…
The Disease
Iona Walker. Poet Warrior. The Disease She was not that big but not that small With sometimes no color at all It looks as if someone came to take her place put it the place the wrong way She…
Gary.
DeAndre Walker. Poet Warrior. Gary. Gary Where I come from is not a good place. But it’s also not a bad place. Gary It smelt like burnt rubber all in Gary. You can hear the gunshots coming from the…
My Place.
Jamar Styles. Poet Warrior. My Place. My Place Is one of serenity , love , peace , and rhythm. This place s the court . In My Place I can be free . I can be myself . I…
Before The Little One
Lisa Poxon. Poet Warrior. Before The Little One On the first day of preschool Dad had gone to heaven when I was five Me and mom became fish out of water Oh we wished he was still alive Mom…
THE BOY FROM GARY
T’Quan Harper. Poet Warrior THE BOY FROM GARY I come from where it is not safe Chip bags and Candy WRAPPERS On the street this is not a place To leap about I go to sleep hoping I wake…
My Place !
Skylar Dorsey. Poet Warrior. My Place ! My place is where i spent my childhood Where MANY lives were LOST And many lives were BORN BUT The new lives can’t HEAL Where the BULLET has TORN Since a BULLET has…
That Place
Kameron Williams. Poet Warrior. That Place Here in this place where Arguments never end And here is the place where My life began Home the place where I live...home The location where I know This is where madness romes…
Favorite Place
Alicia Stewart. Poet Warrior. Favorite Place Orange & Yellow when I look at the sunset . Fresh air as I I walk down the street . I see huge houses on my left & my right. Fancy cars going…
Moments and memories
I am walking in the sea shore, Diving back to time. Waves crashing the shore, Floating moments of mine . I wanna press rewind, Go hunting my memories. Memories made of dreams and feelings, And they are ripping my mind.…
Mother’s quote to child
LISTEN GIRL, life has a bunch of twist and twirls it has a lot of ups and downs but you have to take the crown Once you start there ain't no turning back so just enjoy what you got and…
Home Land
On the flag an X is placed There it stands on the fireplace With black on the sides Green at the top Yellow in the middle the colors never stop. The bird next to it with all the same colors…
Scarface
He Is the kid that stays on the street worse than the neighborhood's stray cats He is Scarface. The kid who isn't afraid to throw up his gang, He is the ringleader, ready to call up his bros who show…