Forever Free
by Justin Whipping and lashing in the air. So many colors on me. My brothers and sisters are all over the world. Some stand in glory, others show success. I have a relative showing the beauty of hard work and achievements. But in some battles I am abused and neglected because my people have fought and lost. I will never touch the ground because I am so holy to the ones that salute me--I give them a sign of freedom. I have a brother who stands in the sky far away from me on the moon showing that we can do anything we put our minds to. My stars match the ones in the sky representing that we have concurred many and some we call home. I have changed so much throughout the past. Thousands of soldiers have died for me. I enjoy showing the pride, dignity, and respect that my people have given me to show how far our country has come in the long shot. I am proud to stand for the United States of America… and so I will as long as we are united as one, together strong. |
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Flint
by Jonathan Sitting in a dark storm waiting which way to turn, just don't know when to quit. I'm still going strong, patient as I do right from wrong. This city is full of pain. People should just feel ashamed, acting like it's a jungle just lurking and finding prey. Things just won't be the same: all these stupid gangs, killing , and hurting the citizens. We need to stop this . This city is full of criminals. And the crazies? I saw this on the news...they're killing little babies. Man, I'm tired of this lifestyle. We feel like we are in a struggle -we should change it right now. Or it will never be the same again if we don't stop. This city will be no more then a speck of dust. It's a bad world and this city is the worst of it. I'm tired of this life. Somebody is going to get hurt again. The people that's making it hard on us look away and say they do what is best for us. When people say "Flint" they say some very bad things. Everybody's leaving because they are tired of these bad things. The destruction that we cause ain't natural effects. It's the people that is a negative aspect. I love this city with all my heart but it's getting sad because of the lack of street smarts. It's very dark because of the trouble makers. We need to change... |
Peace and Quiet
by Maliyah What if everything could just stop? One moment of dead air where you can do whatever you want. It’s empty. My brain is completely trivial. Where am I? I’m calm and peaceful. Could this be authentic? No bickering or going on. No one giving orders, but how can I know this will last? You don’t. This is a time to gather your thoughts and have peace…where you are free to do whatever. Savor this moment like it is your last. This is how I would imagine if all worries and surroundings were forgotten and lost. Since I can’t pin point a specific time this has happened to me, I would simply just have to wait. For this one special time when all my worries and surroundings would just be forgotten. |
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