3rd Per. 2018-19 Poet Laureate's Contest Entries
The girl she once was By: Savanna Landrum Moms are shrieking as Doctors are yelling as Babies are crying All in the hospital. The baby is now talking, Talking to her mama and dada And walking, walking to proud arms. The calm girl is shook abruptly When her annoying alarm goes off. She curses the day that America, Yes America forced her to go to school. Her lying lover now gone Gone with all their memories. She fears waking up to no one by her side. The girl is running, Running to catch a happy child. The child screams “Mama” As she catches the running child. The girl thinks back Back to the olden days When she had no care. No worries about growing up. That girl is no more. This new girl is blind And lacks movement. She only moved slightly As she felt her lungs collapse. Life Beat By: Kate Maddox Our lives are but a song, And we fill in the lyrics. Some but a short and bright duet, Others a long and lonesome ballad. ...