Are You Forever Loved? (Free Verse)

Forever love Kay
This blog's the best way
To express how poor Kay
Lives her life everyday

From day to day mishaps
From toddler to teen
Written by us
This small group of three

Without further adieu
With our pen and our pencil
We will create and express
Poor Kayleigh's strong potential 

-MT, JP, OJ 

Kindergarten (Quatrain)

Kindergarten
You walk into the school so small.
You learned to colour and print your name.
You made friends that lasted a lifetime.
And couldn't wait 'till mommy came.

Learned that crayons were not candy.
And plastic food was not to eat.
Went on trips and made applesauce.
Always jumping out of your seat.

Always dressing up like princesses.
The year we learned to share.
Story time and recess was such fun.
Always getting paint in our hair. 

-MT 

Joined At The Hip (Free Verse)

Joined At The Hip

Since our first day of school,

To swims in her pool.

Together through good and bad,

She comforts me when I am sad.

We will be together,

Best friends forever.

-MT

Get Those Green Things Off My Plate (Diamante)

Get Those Green Things Off My Plate

 

                Broccoli

         Green     Icky

Disgusting Bushy Gross Me out

Yucky Healthy Delicious Delectable

Crunching, Chewing, Mouthwatering

         Sweet    irresistible

             Chocolate

 -MT

Only Trust The Best (Free Verse)

Only Trust The Best

Creeping down the stairs

To a room full of presents

My mind was running wild

Would it be a teddy bear?

As I tore through the wrapping paper

I saw her pink dress

“Wahoo!” I screamed, I could not wait 'till later

I just had to play with her

Ever since that Christmas day

I've brought her everywhere

Played with her all day

Changing her clothes and brushing her hair

As you know I loved her lots

That favourite Barbie of mine

I lent her to a friend one day

I thought she'd be fine

When I got my Barbie back

She had a new look, make-up on her face

And scribbles down her back

Her hair was cut and clothes ripped

I cried for like a week,

Until my mother said

“We will get you a new one”

So I did just that, and also got a bed

Climbing trees, and scraping knees,

A kid will be a kid,

But the lesson here you see

Is only trust the best

Now as for my Barbie

Where is she now?

She has a new friend Marley

Who is in the hospital, sick, very sick

-MT

My True Prince (Free Verse)

My True Prince

Every girl dreams of Prince Charming...

He loves to play dress up, he's always the prince.

He shouts out “Neigh,” as he gives a horsey ride

He loves to come to my tea parties.

He loves to play hide and seek, he lets me hide.

A Knight In Shining Armour...

He loves to take me shopping and buy me lots of toys.

He always tells jokes and likes to act silly.

He always scares the monsters away from under my bed.

He built me a beautiful castle up in a tree.

... But Mom says I can't marry my Daddy.

-JP

All Bandaged Up (5 Haikus)

All Bandaged Up

I'm a big kid now

I can ride a purple tike

Next a two-wheeled bike

I rode down the path

I rode through a forest of dancing trees

I was overjoyed

As I turned around

To wave at my dear mother

I fell off my bike

As I start to cry

As I looked down at my knee

It is all bloody

With rocks in my cut

My daddy carried me home

We cleaned up the cut

-MT

Kissing Is Gross (Free Verse)

Kissing Is Gross

I really don't know why they like it

I saw it once in a movie

Looked like he was trying to eat her

It really really confused me

I know it isn’t something you do

When you are as small as I am

At least I'm hoping that is the case

Or else I'll be stuck in a jam

Because I don't want to get that close

The concept seems really icky

I know for a fact boys have cooties

It's all gross, weird, scary, icky

So thanks, but I'll be staying away

From this...Strange.....weird game I suppose

Am I honestly the only one

Who REALLY thinks kissing is gross?

-OJ

A World Full Of Fairy Tales (Shakespearean Sonnet)

A World Full Of Fairy Tales

Packing and Planning and some chaos too
Waiting in airports with nothing to do
Excited bout the adventures in store
The princesses and the beach, so much more


We waited in line for a ton of rides
and even went down a few water slides
Meeting all the princesses was the best
I even got a sunburn on my chest

Swimming and playing at the beach was fun
I could not believe the trip was near done
We boarded the plane and soared through the sky,

As free as a bird who's learning to fly

When I returned to school on Monday,
I told all my friends bout my holiday. 

-MT 

Friendship Adds To Happiness, Bullying Adds To Sadness (Diamante)

Friendship Adds to Happiness, Bullying Adds to Sadness

                   

                   Bully

              Mean Nasty

  Name Calling Punching Slapping

Trouble Fights Trustworthy Amazing

     Helping Caring Laughing

              Loyal Kind

                 Friends

-MT

Spin The Bottle (Diamante)

Spin The Bottle

            Apple  Juice

         Delicious   Sweet

    Sipping Spilling Slurping

Lip smacking good, Tasty Bottles Bar

     Impacting, Drifting Drinking

        Dangerous Addictive

                  Wine

-MT

Family, Success (Metonymy)

Family

Feeling loved all around
Always being there for each other
Never any doubt
Together forever
Having fun together
Being a whole
Success

Being happy
Achieving your dreams
Having a point to life
Having goals
Stability
Not wanting anymore 

-OJ 

Lifelong (Free Verse)

Lifelong

All my mom and dad ever do is argue and fight,

I try to fall asleep as they yell, late into the night.

They almost never acknowledge one another,

Give a kiss, or a hug or even look at each other.

I wish it would all just stop, it makes me want to scream!

I feel like I'm drowning without water, being pulled downstream.

Sometimes I wonder if they could just get along,

Is this normal, after all aren't marriages lifelong?

-JP

Broken Bottles, Broken Heart (Diamante)

Broken Bottles, Broken Heart          Alcohol
Addicting Absent-minded
Dancing Flying Stumbling
Beer Bar Soul-mate Heart
Fluttering Floating Slipping
      Destroying Desirous
               Love 

-JP 

Blame Me (Haiku)

Blame Me

Was it all my fault
Life's like a roller coaster.
Can't help but blame me 

-OJ 

Together, Freedon (Metonymy)

Together

Single, sadness.
Life full of tears.
Vows been broken,
Divorce made to offer an excuse.
Fairytale fools,
Unfortunately reality rules.

Freedom

Being care-free.
A sense of relief,
Torn between two houses,
Dove with wings,
A world of opportunities.
Reality vs. Fantasy.

-JP

Love (Metonymy)

Love

Hearts are broken,
Trust is lost.
From the moment you went on your first date,
You know you have the love of your life,
Needing someone is better then loving someone.

Love is a lightning bolt.
Fake, foolish, non-existent love. 

-MT 

Wealthiness (Diamante)

Wealthiness

             Wealth
     Over-taking Prioritizing
Pacing Purchasing Consuming
Money Computer Family Friends
   Laughing Jumping Running
       Fulfilling Contagious
               Happiness 

-JP 

Goodbye (Quatrain)

Goodbye
Why is my mommy leaving,
Just walking out the door?
I want to scream my lungs out,
Want to crash to the floor. 

-OJ 

Scared (Haiku)

Scared

Mommy where'd you go?
You were here and now you're gone.
I'm scared without you.

-OJ

The Chase (Haiku)

The Chase

Every single day
Fighting fast and furious
It's a constant chase

-OJ

How Do You Expect (Free Verse)

How Do You Expect

How do you expect me to love
When it's something I've not seen
Other then family and friends
The other kind's just too mean

Some people say it's beautiful
Some people say it's kind
Some people say it's magical
Some people say it's blind

However what I know of love
Is way different then this
It's not that great and does not last
This love just does not exist

First off my parents got divorced
And moved on pretty quickly
Found someone else and then broke up
To me its all just sickly

All it does is leave you broken
I have more then one story
All of them ending in heart break
Trust me there's not much glory

I'll be glad to admit I tried
Wish I hadn't, really do
Because it only lead to tears
And some embarrassment to

So now you know my opinion
That love just does not exist
Although I know that most of you
Might just not agree to this

But because of all these stories
I just cannot rise above
Cause really after all of this....
How do you expect me to love?

-OJ

Lonely (Free Verse)

Lonely

Lonely,

No one to talk to, no one to love,
It's never been the same,
Since that day.
No one to talk to, no one to love,
Although the fighting has stopped,
It feels as though,
A piece of my heart,
Left with my mother.
Dad has moved on, to another one.
He hopes to replace Mom,
That will never happen.

What if it happens again,

Fists flying, ends in crying,

I've got no one to talk to, no one to love,

Nobody.

-MT

Hello and Goodbye (Haiku)

Hello and Goodbye

Taken from them both
Ripped out of their arms harshly
Like hello goodbye

-OJ

Mine! (Shakespearean Sonnet)

Mine!

For as long as I can even recall,

Sharing my home, my toys and my parents.

All through toddler, teen and adolescents.

This has happened since I began to crawl.

Sharing, caring that rule does not apply,

I don't want to share my parents they're mine!

I don't want a sister, they always whine.

I want my old life back right now, goodbye.

My mom sings to her at bedtime, my song.

She is fun to play with and is my age.

Like a sister, we laugh sing and engage.

Maybe... we are starting to get along.

Years have gone by, I don't want her to go

My world erupts, she's my sister, you know.

-JP

*wrote in the perspective of a kid who lives in the fosterhome.

Two Different Worlds (Haiku)

Two Different Worlds 

Fixed on fantasy.
Reality I have lost,
For better or worse?

-JP 

If Only... (Haiku)

If Only...

A visit with mom.

Watched like a hawk through the glass.

Need some privacy.

-JP

It's Been Five Years (Haiku)

It's Been Five Years

A visit with my dad.

A furious fight, he left.

Haven't seen him since.

-JP

If Only You Knew (Haiku)

If Only You Knew
Walking through darkness.
Being bullied and seen through,
If only you knew.

-JP 

You Can't Choose Your Family (Quatrain)

You Can't Choose Your Family

“You can't choose your family,” in this case there's one exception,

Becoming a Crown Ward, belonging to the city.

Your parents sign off, “give up,” how do you expect me to forgive?

I belong to no one, how do you expect me to not have self pity?

-JP

Power (Metonymy) Link (Rhyming Couplet) Emotional (Metonymy)

 Power 

Respect your elders,
Makes me want to scream.
“I know how you feel,”
Decisions made behind your back.
Having something over someone can lead to power in the wrong
Hands.

-JP

“When Power gets into the wrong hands,

 Emotions take over, I can barely stand.”

-MT

Emotional 

Showing your feelings
Not feeling ashamed by them
Not afraid to show it
Just wanting to scream
Having a lot of feelings
Keeping them a secret at times

-OJ

Life Is A Choice (Diamante)

Life Is A Choice

                Refusal

       closed opinionated

dragging disapproval excluding

orphanage society family friend

awaited approving acknowledging

       considerate normal

           Acceptance

-JP

To Turn Back Time (Diamante)

To Turn Back Time

             Biological

      connected    genetic

   growing creating procreate

parents ancestors guardian orphanage

   nurturing accepting delaying

     destined   chosen

            Adoptive

-JP

The Same Rules Don't Apply To Everyone (Free Verse)

The Same Rules Don't Apply to Everyone

People say it's good to let it out,

Tell my story, my thoughts.

I've done it before, came back to haunt me.

Not knowing what I had done, they had already connected the dots.

I'm just a child, completely uncertain of what's right,

They used my true story and turned it against me, like a thief in the night.

I'm just a child, I love my parents,

My life all seems transparent.

I'm just a child, failing to lean on those who care,

Forced to deal with this myself, it isn't fair.

People say go with the flow,

Take life as it comes, it will be okay.

I've done it before, my life changed because,

A bear in hibernation, blind to what happens in the day.

I'm just a child, let loose, have fun!

A stereotypical child, am I normal, am I someone?

I'm just a child, can't make up my mind...

Forced to miss that step, grow up, leave youth behind.

I'm just a child, “adults know best.”

It's my future, my life, how 'bout what's on my chest?

Go with the flow.

Talk,

NO!!

All these things have backfired won't you agree?

How do you expect me to be open, and fly free?

I'm known to “bottle up,” keep to myself, have things in order,

All because of this, I've been burned over and over.

Then again, why are people so clingy?

-JP

From Crayons To Cellphones (Diamante)

From Crayons to Cellphones 

              Toddlers
         Cute       Playful
Teething Discovering Playing
Energetic Curious Fashionable Independent
Shopping Sleeping Complaining
         Lazy       Talkative
              Teenagers

-MT

Kindergarten/Highschool (Diamante)

Kindergarten/Highschool

             

              Kindergarten

          Fun    Exciting
    Running Learning Laughing
Colours Playground Homework Lectures
       Groaning Snoring Drifting
                Boring Long
                Highschool

-OJ

Watch The Moon (Haiku)

              

Watch The Moon

Underneath the moon,

My parents are looking too,

Like a stained glass mirror.

-JP

Far Lonely Star (Free Verse)

                            

Far Lonely Star

Looking up into the night sky,
I see one far lonely star.
I think about my life before,
By now it seems way too far.

Laughing singing, I was happy,
Dancing alongside the trees.
Hippidy hopping with the frogs,
Buzzing along with the bees.

My imagination ran wild,
Twenty four hours a day.
But now all of those crazy thoughts...
BOOM they have all flown away!

Now I'm stuck on reality,
This boring lifeless thing.
No dancing trees or buzzing bees,
Just me myself and nothing.

So now I look into the sky,
Everything seeming so far.
And now to me it all makes sense,
I am the far lonely star.

-OJ

Disaster (Haiku)

Disaster

Disaster has struck.
Like lightning strikes earth below,
I failed the math test

-OJ

Science/English (Diamante)

Science/English

               Science
            Boring Long
Stressing Studying Groaning
Frogs Experiments Shakespeare Poems
   Creating Writing Smiling
         Fun Interesting
               English

-OJ

Mountains (Quatrain)

Mountains

Mountains and mountains of homework
Reaching high up to the sky
My life's turned into a ski lift
Not so sure I can get by

-OJ

My Shakespearean Sonnet (Shakespearean Sonnet)

                      

My Shakespearean Sonnet

I'm writing a Shakespearean Sonnet,

I thought it would be simpler than it is.

Was hoping I'd be half as good as Will,

Wanted it to be just as good as his.

But first I could not think of a topic,

Then struggled getting all the lines to rhyme.

So this is all I could come up with,

I know it's probably not worth a dime.

Thank gosh I'm only told to write just one,

Cause this is as simple as it can get.

My brain is fried, but poet skills have rised.

Cause this is hard but after this I'm set.

So now I’ve tackled all three quatrains,

And now the Sonnet has come to and end.

-OJ

Neverest/Justin Bieber

  

Neverest/Justin Bieber

           Neverest
      AmazingTalented

Singing Laughing Performing
Guitars Drums Auto-Tune Computers
Dancing Screaming Squealing
        Annoying Weird
           Justin Bieber

-OJ

Volvo/Truck (Diamante)

Volvo/Truck

Volvo
Shiny Breath-Taking
Soaring Blaring Traveling
Radio Attention Rust Laughter
Bumping Squealing Shaking
Rusty Embarrassing
Truck

-OJ

Only Fifty Cents

Only Fifty Cents
After all of this, a new chapter in my life begins,
Everything that happened helped shape me into the person I am today,
Helped build my self esteem, maturity and now I have a different perspective on trust.
I've learned how to brace myself, live life as it goes day to day.

I've learned that life is a risky roller coaster ride.
I'm living my life everyday like it is my very last.
Around the loopdy loop and through the dark and gloomy tunnel,
Forgiving, forgetting and letting go of my past.

A roller coaster ride costs fifty cents,
It pays for a wonderful experience, not neccissarly all fun.
There's a big drop at the beginning and the rest is unknown,
But I'm ready to let go, my story has only just begun.

-JP