poetry by students
Here are some poems from our group!
Child
Child,
Rival of the imprisoning Youth
Eager to age, Eager to be old
Too eager
Far closer,
To some great love,
Of which his own mother does not present
And he need not anyone, but herself.
Child,
Reliant on the warden Elder,
Persistent in independence,
Persistent in every action
Too eager
Far closer,
To some terrible undoing,
Of which every seam unravels,
And she need not anyone, but herself
There sits a little golden boy
There sits a little golden boy
His smile large and bright
He speaks, with you to toy
His words like pure white light
He says,
“How the dance is quite great,
But twice as good is the wait,
Should you seek the tale,
Your clumsy feet will not fail.”
So the golden boy riddled,
But it is a warning due
Though he appears as pure
To him listening will you rue
-Tiffany Boyles, © 2016
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Malicious Intent
Who is she
Blonde? I think.
I just remember
placing her in the space of malicious intent
I'm pretty sure
her age was less than 6
so she can't be, whatever she was then
I wonder if she’s still in school
hopefully, huh
I don't even know her name
she’s possibly out of the reaches of time and space
for all I know
but no matter what her outcome is
she’ll always be the girl with malicious intent
Clyde LeMoine, © 2016
Stories
The stories my mother read me
The story my grandmother lived
The stories my grandpa fought for
The stories of the past
The stories from the future
The stories I listen to
The stories they died for
The stories we burned
The stories we fold
The stories we created
STORIES STORIES STORIES
The stories of our past
The stories of our beginning
The stories of our end
Kenushia Jackson, copyright 2016
!
My Name is LMB
My name is LMB
I send a shiver down your spine and into your mind
I am on the mic and ready to take off
Don’t hold me back
I will make my own future
I have the beat in my heart
I’m ready to let it go and show people who I am really am
No really understands me and I am ready to show
My name is LMB Jones
Lauren Michella Brooke Jones
My nieces are always with me so I carry the name
My name is LMB Jones
The name is LMB Jones
Name is LMB Jones
That’s the name (x2)
I will keep on going and I am not going to stop
Get in my way and I will just go around you
I am myself and showing with true colors
You made not agree but that is life
Please understand me before making conclusions
I will be on the mic until I die
So just heads up, I never going to stop
I will keep on going to making my dreams
I just wish you would see it too
I have always been told to follow them
So what do you think I am doing
My name is LMB Jones
The name is LMB Jones
Name is LMB Jones
That’s the name (x2)
My name is LMB Jones
The name is LMB Jones
Name is LMB Jones
That’s the name (x2)
LMB out
Brooks Harris, copyright 2016
Child
Child,
Rival of the imprisoning Youth
Eager to age, Eager to be old
Too eager
Far closer,
To some great love,
Of which his own mother does not present
And he need not anyone, but herself.
Child,
Reliant on the warden Elder,
Persistent in independence,
Persistent in every action
Too eager
Far closer,
To some terrible undoing,
Of which every seam unravels,
And she need not anyone, but herself
There sits a little golden boy
There sits a little golden boy
His smile large and bright
He speaks, with you to toy
His words like pure white light
He says,
“How the dance is quite great,
But twice as good is the wait,
Should you seek the tale,
Your clumsy feet will not fail.”
So the golden boy riddled,
But it is a warning due
Though he appears as pure
To him listening will you rue
-Tiffany Boyles, © 2016
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Malicious Intent
Who is she
Blonde? I think.
I just remember
placing her in the space of malicious intent
I'm pretty sure
her age was less than 6
so she can't be, whatever she was then
I wonder if she’s still in school
hopefully, huh
I don't even know her name
she’s possibly out of the reaches of time and space
for all I know
but no matter what her outcome is
she’ll always be the girl with malicious intent
Clyde LeMoine, © 2016
Stories
The stories my mother read me
The story my grandmother lived
The stories my grandpa fought for
The stories of the past
The stories from the future
The stories I listen to
The stories they died for
The stories we burned
The stories we fold
The stories we created
STORIES STORIES STORIES
The stories of our past
The stories of our beginning
The stories of our end
Kenushia Jackson, copyright 2016
!
My Name is LMB
My name is LMB
I send a shiver down your spine and into your mind
I am on the mic and ready to take off
Don’t hold me back
I will make my own future
I have the beat in my heart
I’m ready to let it go and show people who I am really am
No really understands me and I am ready to show
My name is LMB Jones
Lauren Michella Brooke Jones
My nieces are always with me so I carry the name
My name is LMB Jones
The name is LMB Jones
Name is LMB Jones
That’s the name (x2)
I will keep on going and I am not going to stop
Get in my way and I will just go around you
I am myself and showing with true colors
You made not agree but that is life
Please understand me before making conclusions
I will be on the mic until I die
So just heads up, I never going to stop
I will keep on going to making my dreams
I just wish you would see it too
I have always been told to follow them
So what do you think I am doing
My name is LMB Jones
The name is LMB Jones
Name is LMB Jones
That’s the name (x2)
My name is LMB Jones
The name is LMB Jones
Name is LMB Jones
That’s the name (x2)
LMB out
Brooks Harris, copyright 2016