Celebrating Middle School Writers
Poetic Book Buzz of Livia Blackburne’s Midnight Thief by Chloe Park – Brambleton Middle School Kyra… She’s small, but don’t underestimate what’s beneath the surface She steals, but don’t judge before you understand She might not have much, but when the moon comes up at night the shadows welcome her home She’s silent,…
There is light Out behind the clouds Even though it’s dark In my head I know Truly that it’s there And even though I can’t see it I know it’s going to come out when we need it most Because people a long time ago Told of war and rain Even after all that A…
As I walk back down That yellow brick road As the pain shoots through me From words long ago. I once walked away, Full of anger and hate. All that pain and hurt, Always kept me awake. As my mind drifts back, Back to that day. I wish I could forgive, To go the other…
Ziad Ahmed’s response to a question asking, “What matters to you, and why?” on a Stanford application sheet, Ziad Ahmed wrote “#BlackLivesMatter” 100 times on his application sheet. “The hashtag conveys my frustration with the failure of judicial system to protect the black community from violence, systemic injustice, and political disenfranchisement.” says Ziad. A couple…
I bring my pencil to my paper I’m ready to draw something I try and try to get something done But I can’t get past drawing basic shapes I want to express myself on paper But none of my ideas work I turn on my music, pick up my pencil But I wake up hours…
Eros The peonies were soft this morning Their many fingers like layers Of polyester and silk Such a romantic fabric And as they turned many shades Of sun-borne pink and Brooding, cold magenta They spoke one word “Love.” They said, over and over Again, until the word was hummed By all the surrounding trees Birds,…
This poem is adapted from Time Somebody Told Me by Quantedius Hall It’s Time by Greta P. It’s time someone told me… That I am more than a pretty picture, That I am not just a Prop catching dust, If only they knew how it would make me feel if they told me, Time somebody…
Quotes tell us to be ourselves, But, how can you if you want to fit in. Quotes tell us to do good when nobody’s watching But, how will that help me in life. Quotes tell us to be brave and strong even though we’re scared, But we are cowards. Quotes tell us to stand up…
Historical Figure: Deborah Sampson I, Deborah Sampson, am the first woman in the history of the U.S to disguise myself as a man and fight for our country’s freedom. I am the daughter Jonathan Sampson Jr. and Deborah Bradford Sampson. My mother was a direct descendant of the famous William Bradford, so we were all…
Persuasive Essay: Thomas Hutchinson Loyalty! Loyalty is where people are supporting someone or something. The colonies should be faithful to the Mother England! The Mother Country brought life to the colonies, and helped them fight their battles. After the Mother Country helped them so much, they decide to turn on the Crown and start mocking the…