Mask

I was once sad and lonely,

Having nobody to comfort me,

So I wore a mask that always smiled;

To hide my feelings behind a lie.

Before long, I had many friends;

With my mask, I was one of them.

But deep inside, I still felt empty,

Like I was missing a part of me.

Nobody could hear my cries at night

For I designed my mask to hide the lies.

Nobody could see the pain I was feeling

For I designed my mask to be laughing.

Behind all the smiles were the tears

And behind all the comfort were the fears.

Everything you think you see,

Wasn't everything there was to me.

Day by day,

I was slowly dying.

I couldn't go on,

There was something missing..

Until now I'm still searching

For the thing that'll stop my crying.

For someone who'll erase my fears,

For the person who'll wipe my tears

Done By: Potsim And Pikachu

Alone

House full of people but still alone

You feel the love from your family

but still alone...Here I sit wondering

where I went wrong, The pain of being alone

is the hardest..Wanting it to end asking yourself

if it ever will...Thinking only I can change the things

I hate in my life, but how can you change something

that is always the same..you wake-up day in and day out

doing and moving the same no day different then the

next. Waking up and falling asleep alone.

Done By: Joanna

Different Uniforms

When times of sorrow

Come each day,

I always feel sad

And sigh away.

Always a war, needs fighting

Always a life, suffering,

Oh, how I wish,

I wish for peace.

Though, I know, ‘tis a test

Laid for us by God,

That the day comes

Of no more burden,

No more load.

A time of love,

A time of ease,

Oh, how I wish,

I wish for peace.

But, what would I give

For people to always get along,

Instead of shouting curses

To, maybe, sing a song?

I hope, I will live

To see my dream come true,

As, I hope, your dreams do to.

Right now, I will wish,

I wish for peace.

Done By: Gaven Campbell

I Wish For Peace

When times of sorrow

Come each day,

I always feel sad

And sigh away.

Always a war, needs fighting

Always a life, suffering,

Oh, how I wish,

I wish for peace.

Though, I know, ‘tis a test

Laid for us by God,

That the day comes

Of no more burden,

No more load.

A time of love,

A time of ease,

Oh, how I wish,

I wish for peace.

But, what would I give

For people to always get along,

Instead of shouting curses

To, maybe, sing a song?

I hope, I will live

To see my dream come true,

As, I hope, your dreams do to.

Right now, I will wish,

I wish for peace.

Done By: Sharifa Hanna

The Western Front

At the Western Front where we defend

Among the dead bodies of foe and of friend

The guns and their bullets fire evermore

That is the sound of the Great World War

At the Western Front where we try to survive

Everyday more are dead and less are alive

You wake up in the morning, trembling with fear

Will I breathe my last breath on the Western Frontier?

At the Western Front with the death and destruction

We fight for our country, we fight for freedom

We are victorious, release the dove

I’m going home to the family I love.

Done By: Jake Cooper

No Time To Worry

It’s not time to worry yet;

not even as screams loom above ash.

It’s not time to worry,

not even as bullets splinter glass.

It’s not time to worry yet;

though we barely make it by.

It isn’t time to worry

because it isn’t time to die.

You don’t have to worry

because you don’t have to fight.

Today it is our battle,

we haven’t gotten to the night.

It seems its always day here

because the fighting never stops.

We never go to sleep here,

we’re afraid to call the shots.

It isn’t time to worry yet;

that’s what dad said as he left.

It isn’t time to worry

but he hasn’t come back.

Done By: Lufkin

My Mother's Wish

My darling Katie, words cannot say

How proud I am of you today

You’re beautiful, courageous, good and strong

Taking up the cause to right the wrongs

The world has caused for far too long

I’ll watch you go so far away

So scared am I, but I will pray

I’ll send my angel to watch over you

To keep you safe and guide you through

This very special work you do

When I think of you I’m filled with pride

I’ll wipe the tears that I have cried

I know you’re doing what is right

And I’m behind you in your fight

Think of me, I’ll be your light

Don’t be afraid, I’m here for you

Trust in yourself, you know what to do

This mission’s important, soon you’ll see

You’re there to help someone be free

And when you’re done, come home to me

Come home to me

Done By: Marry Hodges

Dead Weight

I've tried so very hard

But now I must say

I don't accomplish too much

At the end of the day

I'm supposed to be good

But I guess that's not true

I don't do things that I should

I just leave them for you

It's easy money for me

But when troubles amass

It's up the management tree

To kiss me some ass

My job is secure

But I’m surrounded by hate

I’m sure to endure

Because I'm dead weight

Done By: John Parker

A Piece And Six Please

up down and thru.

the little boat ploughs thru the blue,

and you know not the work they do,

the fishermen of England.

the water splashed the water roared

as the nets are hauled aboard,

the crew then stood with open eyes

as the boat drifts with the tide.

then homeward bound with fish pounds full,

as they scrub the deck from stem to stern,

and who knows what poor wage they'll earn,

the fishermen of England

Done By: Edward Scott

Clarity

The Clarity you gave to me,

It shone like Angel rays,

Like water rushed on golden sands,

And crashed along the bays.

The questions deep within my heart,

Confused my humble mind,

Yet when you spoke your words aloud

It seemed, no longer I was blind.

The answers all came flooding in,

They touched my inner soul,

The knowledge that you gave to me

Within my heart I hold.

I understood that the events

That troubled me somehow,

Was nothing to be frightened of,

Instead I should be Proud.

I Thank You Sir most graciously,

These words I say aloud,

For the Clarity you've given me,

Has made me feel quite proud.

Done By: Dee Mcdonald

How It Used To Be

I saw her during recess

And then again at lunch

I kinda liked to tease her

I'd always dodge her punch

I said I didn't like her

But it really wasn't true

I liked to be around her

Without her I was blue

Then at lunch we'd sit together

With our lunches made

From our caring mothers

Damn I miss first grade

done By: Ryan Kennedy

Drop The Mirror

A silhouette upon the moonlight night

Spawned internally by her mind

A glance in a mirror, a shock of fright

Thoughts she daren’t leave behind

Beside herself with grief and pity

Eviscerated of her veracity

Beneath salty watermarks of ecstasy

Lurks her boiling blood-lust

Wrapped in her mirror, dramatically

Containing all within her bust,

Pale faces greet her own reflection

Slowly rotting, breeding tradition

My own inward conscious mind

Seeks her happiness without restriction

Meticulously I seek to find

Emancipation from her own condition

For I myself, amidst solitude

Reflect in that very mirror, a harrowing view

Upon the waking eye, ever in pursuit

I reach to smash and break

This mirror concealing her fortitude

To release her-to awake

So drop the mirror, turn and face

Stay a while within my warm embrace

Done By: Siobhan Bligh

Brotherhood

I walk slowly down the streets paved with sadness,

Addicts begging for favors and pleading for change,

Desperation plagues their dark hollow eyes

And their hearts, they are empty and I

I silently cry.

I see in parks the children that are playing,

Smiles and joy lights up their faces with glee,

Laughter fills the air with song and delight,

Their hearts are full with love and trust in their eyes,

I silently cry.

I cry for the lost, the rich and the poor,

Whose hearts have grown bitter and cold,

For what could have been in their life is now gone,

And left is the empty high of a drug that's unknown,

I silently cry.

I pray for the ones who have given up hope,

Hope for a future of love, faith and joy,

I pray for the lonely the sick and the lost,

That someone would take the time to reach out,

I silently hope,

Done By: Gerry Anderson

Looking Up

I know you see me

I know your there,

But in my heart it’s not fair.

If I look up I see the sky,

And I know up there

It’s hard to hide.

The sky is soft blue,

With white milky clouds,

How can you be in a place

Not found?

In the end,

I fall to my knees

Close my eyes and think of thee.

If you are who you say to be,

Then please oh please take care of me.

Cause I believe!

Done By: Elizabeth McCrorie

My Life

The things I've seen will scar me for life,

growing up I seen wrong and very little of right,

I hear a sad song and tears roll down my face,

I look in the mirror and feel so out of place,

I don't want to become something larger than life,

I want to become something real and so right,

do they understand am I understood,

can life be better I wish that it could,

before I make a decision I always think twice,

they say what can I do to help you feel better

I say nothing because this is my life

Done By: Lil Mafia

Hopeful Future

It is okay,

To feel sorrow.

To morn,

When good times,

Are in the past,

And trials,

Have come to present.

Look

To the future,

With hope,

For without hope...

There is no true life.

Done By: Morgan Deuson

Who Will Cry?

who will cry for the little girl

a little girl is she

who will cry for the little girl

the one with the broken home

who will cry for the little girl

a good girl she is

who will cry for the little girl

the one who hurts so bad

who will cry for the little girl

so scared to grow up

who will cry for the little girl

lost and confused

who will cry for the little girl

who does not understand

who will cry for her

I will cry for that little girl

who is scared and misunderstood

will you cry for the little girl to?

Done By: Amanda Smith

We Sailed On With Happy Hearts

The Harbor wind's song played on in our hearts

As we bobbed in our baby dinghy in the blue bay,

All summer long we sailed on with happy hearts.

Sporadic clouds peeled shadows off dockhand carts:

We thrilled in trills of gulls and terns above the bay.

The harbor wind's song played on in our hearts.

We were skippers of our dinghy, sporting our parts.

Tack port! No, starboard! Buoy, port side bow! Oy vey!

All sea sun long we sailed on with happy hearts.

Cool breezes blew our dinghy to coves across the charts;

We sifted winded sails, sipped wine all winsome day.

The harbor wind's song played on in our hearts.

The sun tumbled: we tacked for clubs past marts

And feasted on mariners' tales of a bygone day.

All misted moon long we sailed on with happy hearts.

We reveled in rhythmic peals of mast slapping halyards

And lapping ripples mooring mirrored lights in the bay.

The harbor wind's song played on in our hearts;

All misted moon long we sailed on with happy hearts.

Done By: Richard Deets

There's No Obscurity

As I gaze into his liquid gold eyes,

Poetry radiates from his warm soul

His lips brush mine and I soar through the skies

Passion seizes me; I loose my control

An amalgam of thoughts pierce through my mind

There is love, trust, yet I feel petrified

I know destiny; our fate’s intertwined

But what if he’s a dream, one I’m denied?

A thousand years I could spend with those suns

Amid his presence I’ve conquered all realms

I’ve witnessed beauty that forever stuns

And have basked beneath his forest of elms

Then and there, I grasp truth with clarity

He’s in my arms; there’s no obscurity

Done By: Astrid

A Day Without You

A day without you is a day without Hope!

A day without you is a day without Happiness!

A day without you is a day without Existence!

A day without you is a day without the Sun!

A day without you is a day without Warmth!

A day without you is a day without a kind Word!

A day without you is a day without Laughter!

A day without you is a day without Kindness!

A day without you is a day without A Friend!

A day without you is a day without Love!

Done By: Joseph Boris

Loving You

today a drummer boy told me you are falling in love with me

or was it your heart beating when I kissed the bosom of thee

it was the time when the Nox was at her young

and I was kissing you and its silence who sung

in the midst of the dark

I held you tight in Hyde's park

you were truly looking something

like an angel spreading her wing

I felt it is not the beauty for which I should love you

it is not the quality at all for what I must trust you

but is thou's way of giving love

and the way you want to be loved

whilst I kissed you from top to toes

your soft body felt like a winter rose

Oh so soft, as one can be

softness that was never earlier felt by me

I drank wine every time I kissed your lips

you tried to speak but they only lisp

I wished from heart to keep loving you

till the sun shower snow & eternity will be new

Done By: Dave Tanwer

When The Storms Come Around

Should you find yourself at the captain's helm,

as everyone around you is jumping ship.

Do not lose your stride.

Do not miss a step.

Because I will be right beside you,

braving the storm.

As the cruel dark clouds loom just above the bow,

and the torrential rains begin to fall.

Your nerves may get the best of you,

but that is perfectly natural.

All you must do is reach out and take my hand.

I will calm those panicked thoughts

causing your mind to spin.

I will stand at your side through hurricane force winds,

and together we'll be able to keep our footing.

Life may attempt to send us to the ocean depths,

but together we will survive this hellish night

to see the sun again.

Done By: Hunter Dastin

I haven’t written a poem,

Since the last time I was hurt,

I haven’t written a poem,

Since my heart was ready to burst,

But now you got me writing,

Not because I’m sad,

Now you got me writing,

About things I never had,

I never had someone call me,

And tell me they care for me,

I never had any one,

Just stop and stare at me,

And tell me that I’m pretty,

Even when I looked bad,

And tell me that I’m sexy,

And tell me to never be sad,

I’ve written you these poems,

So you would know how I feel,

I want you to know I want you,

And I want you to know I’m real.

Done By: Shak Tabib

What I Love About You

The sparkle in your eye,

The warmth of your skin.

Your breath on my neck,

That shakes me within.

The touch of your hand,

The smell of your hair.

The naughtiness in your smile,

That strength in your stare.

Your kiss on my lips,

Your body near mine.

The stroke of your touch,

That feeling inside.

The Compassion in your embrace.

The power in your face.

The beating of your heart.

That we may never part

The beauty of your kiss,

and that magic in your touch.

It is for all these reasons and more,

Why I love you so much

Done By: Nidhi