Eleventh+Grade+Products

Contorting red and orange Elecricity that Bursts To a frantic dance of light Clouds hang down to hear Whispered words that glow They gather in a closet space Incised into th enight The walls here that were placed By the hands of firelight The fire twisting seeps and glows Shadows in the flames will grow Things we've never seen Become familiar Constellations swarm like bees Pulsing, gathering, faster, closer, hotter The myriad shudders once and explodes In an instant there are none The flames and clouds and stars all gone Leaving you the only one.
 * Kaleidoscope Poem by Nelson J.**

Talking blue green Car jumping Into the scene Boy staring at the passing guy Cruising in his Impala With his rap music up high Flaunting all of his money with his big chrome wheels Looking really rich with his 20 inch steels Causing a commotion and looking like he's bad As he pullls into the driveway of his million dollar pad He's living the lifestyle of a big rich king He made a couple million just because he could sing He's going to take it easy and sit back for a while As the money keeps coming in and he lives the lifestyle His car is really blue and his pockets are full of green And that's why, my friends, I'm talking blue green.
 * Kaleidoscope Poem by Jared L.**

Whispering yellow and pink Daisies jumping Underneath the sky Fairies bounding in the wind Little girls laughing Within a garden Bunnies burrow nest Upon the heavens Angels Reaching their arms Streams churning Leaves falling While birds are singing Within parks hanging Who fly with Beautiful lilac butterflies Just like you
 * Kaleidoscope Poem by Cassie A.**

Dancing purple and pink Bunny hopping In the city Girl chatting on the phone Wacky day laughing From juicy berries Stars flashing sideways Into smiles Brilliant tunes Climbing outside the notes Feet bouncing Onto clouds Hearts jumping Around circles We dance Funky beat wakes Now you try.
 * Kaleidoscope Poem by Laura S.**

Smiling red and pink You run Into me Men forming in a line Gray swirls a line They march Brisk yet slow Inching closer Look at me You look down We break I part yet watch You turn back
 * Kaleidoscope Poem by Therese H.**
 * "War"**

My house is 1/2 a mile from a state prison. I know just how the prisoners feel. It's just a different cell I'm in. All the houses are built the same Just like the prison cells. There's no way out Nothing to do Just like the prison yard. The people outside treat you differently Just like they would an ex-convict.
 * Hometown Poem by Victor G.**
 * "Fort Leavenworth, Kansas"**

This little town is my home A place I will never be alone Family-owned shops And lazy, chubby cops Are ingredients in our town That make it safe and sound To keep our world free of trouble We are lucky to have a protective bubble The sun has set and no one's around It's nine o'clock and the town's shut down
 * Hometown Poem by Kelly M.**
 * "Zionsville, Indiana"**

It's become very routine, The whole town comes to the Eagles' scene. Rain, sleet or snow It is imperative that you go. We run and hit to please the crowd, We can tell they're satisfied if they grow loud. The field is our battlefield, To please the crowd, we must not yield. They expect the best from their children And we aim to please.
 * Hometown Poem by Mike M.**
 * "Friday's Games" (Zionsville, Indiana)**

I want to quiety sip tea Hear the chatter of British accents Ride in the red double decker busses As I watch the bobbies walk around.
 * "I Want" Poem by Adrienne C.**

I want to go down under See the coral and stunning fish Enjoy the music at the opera house As I look at the kangaroo and her joey.

I want to ride in a gondola Visit the lucious vineyards Take a stroll through the Coliseum As I imagine the fearless gladiators.

I want to take a journey on the Nile Read the ancient hieroglyphics Look into the immense tombs As I listen to stories of the pharaohs.

I want to catch exotic butterflies Watch the jaguar creep through the brush Hear the sound of the rushing Amazon As I envision the barbaric piranhas.

I want to tour the world Seek the answers of the past Live in the eventful present As I dream of the mysterious future.

I want you to open your eyes, Not to be awake, but to be aware. See not a child, but a life; See not a relationship, but a love.
 * "I Want" Poem by Lauren S.**

I want you to open your eyes, Look through the plastered smile. See not a person, but a heart; See not a face, but a truth.

I want you to open your eyes, Realize what is behind the wall. See not a color, but a touch; See not an age, but a compassion.

I want you to open your eyes, Take in the world around you. Then maybe you will be aware.

I want nothingness A void in an abyss I want a lack of things Never cluttering up anything I want a lack of people A silence everlasting I want a lack of places No more traveling No more anything I want a lack of internal bleeding Never bleeding ink or blood I want nothing.
 * "I Want" Poem by Jacob M.**

I want to stand in front of a crowd of people Gawking, eyes and ears on me. I want to tell them who I am Unashamed to be myself. I want to be proud, Take a stand, let them see, I'm more than a body, a girl, a violet shrinking. I want to strong, daring, courageous, Sword held high. Amazon awakened in me. I want to write forever Sculpting stories into statues. I want to be an artist Painting, drawing, and weaving All for creation, of pieces of me.
 * "I Want" Poem by Alex C.**


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