Ka-Pow! Pop! Poetry! Darkness Darkness falls Light will call Darkness dies Light will fly. Dark won’t rehabilitate Light will illuminate Skies turn black But it won’t turn back. John Stevenson 8th Grade, Edison Middle School
Definition of Fear Nobody knows the definition of fear But it will always remain here Fear can control our actions It can divide us into fractions My definition of fear Is not being able to hear Not being able to see Oh what a dark world it would be Kyle Traxell 8th Grade, Edison Middle School
The Escape Does it look like I care? No never. This pain you cause, Will not last forever. I’m better off this way, You caused things to change. I had to kill the pain, To be free from your cage. Does it look like I care, No, never. Now that I am free, I will live on forever. Amanda Lorenzo 8th Grade, Edison Middle School
Grades 8 & 9 Rhythm As I keep the beat, in my little seat. I keep asking myself why As I play another tie As I keep the tempo, I may decrescendo Playing the right note So perfect that I gloat. Cole Dyer 8th Grade, Edison Middle School
Around Time It all seems to run away Time vanishes day by day At every end its wonders show At every start its wonders glow The margin of use is very small It leaves me with no time at all In this life I can’t pretend For my days will surely end. Max Baker 8th Grade, Edison Middle School
My Best Friend!!! You are my best friend We went through thick and thin but, you are always there for me I can talk to you about everything You have my back Even though we might disagree, But we never will hate each other Sometimes I wonder if we are sisters, We have almost everything the same, We have almost every class together We think alike If we cry we try to understand each other Vanessa Williams 8th Grade, Early College Academy
She’s Just Another Angel She’s under us in the dark Taken away with her marks She left with no good-bye She wasn’t willing to try I wish she had remained But they caused her too much pain Soon she lost the very fight And took her life that very night Paige Chapman 8th Grade, Edison Middle School
Stark County District Library ~ 2014 Youth Poetry Contest ~ Page 122