Martin Luther King Jr Middle School

Dear fellow oxygen-consuming Penguins

Adam, October 22, 2019, Clean Water and Sanitation, Environment & World, Fall 2019, Life Below Water, Life on Land, Poetry, Showcase, lifehack, Martin Luther King Jr Middle School, 1

Dear fellow oxygen-consuming Penguins You are feathery You are a bird that can fly in water You are noots...

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Fighting For You

Meghan, October 11, 2019, Call to Action, Clean Water and Sanitation, Climate Action, Environment & World, Fall 2019, Life Below Water, Poetry, Showcase, #PeopleSuck, climatechange, Martin Luther King Jr Middle School, 10

Dear Earth, I’m sorry I’m so so sorry I’m sorry that we’re losing our chance for change I’m sorry...

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Dear Baby Polar Bear

Luka, October 11, 2019, Clean Water and Sanitation, Fall 2019, Poetry, Raise Your Voice, Responsible Consumption and Production, Showcase, Writing & Communication, Youth Activism, #FightingForYou, #humansSuck, #savetheanimals, climatechange, Martin Luther King Jr Middle School, 10

Dear Baby Polar bear, You are a fluffy bundle of playfulness rolling down a snowy hill You are a...

Fighting for you poem (epic poem)

Kaleb, October 11, 2019, Clean Water and Sanitation, Fall 2019, Showcase, #RemoveCarbonDioxide, climatechange, Martin Luther King Jr Middle School, 0

Dear, polar ice caps, you are cold and white with your glimmering snow coating your icy earth. With your...

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“Fighting for you poem”

Rumi, October 11, 2019, Fall 2019, Responsible Consumption and Production, Showcase, Climate Change, Martin Luther King Jr Middle School, polar bear, 1

To the polar bears You are big, tough, strong, and ferocious They say the ice caps you live on...

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“Fighting for you poem”

Oliver, October 11, 2019, Clean Water and Sanitation, Fall 2019, Responsible Consumption and Production, Showcase, Martin Luther King Jr Middle School, 0

Dear Polar Bear You are big, cute and snow white. They say your ice will melt, They say your...

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I Am From, Poem

Nico, October 11, 2019, Fall 2019, Showcase, #free6ix9ine, #freemelly, #freeprettyboyfredo, Martin Luther King Jr Middle School, 0

I am from Basketball, From homemade cookies and hondas, I am from the big, old-but new house, I am...

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dear philippine eagle,

Elisa, October 11, 2019, Climate Action, Fall 2019, Poetry, Showcase, climatechange, Martin Luther King Jr Middle School, Poem, 3

dear philippine eagle, you are strong birds with wings stretching out to the skies, you are made of your...

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Climate Change

Antoine, October 11, 2019, Climate Action, Fall 2019, Responsible Consumption and Production, Showcase, #ChangetTheSystem, #yes, climatechange, Martin Luther King Jr Middle School, 2

In this assignments, we were asked to write a poem based fighting for you poem. For my Poem I...

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Fighting For You

Hudson, October 11, 2019, Fall 2019, Showcase, #killclimatechange, Martin Luther King Jr Middle School, poetry, 0

Dear polar ice, Pacific Walrus and Polar Bear Emperor Penguin and Arctic Fox, All of you living in the...

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Martin Luther King

Jake, October 11, 2019, Fall 2019, Poetry, Reduced Inequalities, Showcase, #blacklivesmatter #humanrights #racism, Martin Luther King Jr Middle School, poetry, 3

Martin Brave, Confident, Bold Dad of Bernice, Dexter, Yolanda, and MLK III, Son of MLK Sr. and Alberta Williams...

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North Pole

Gryphon, October 11, 2019, Fall 2019, Showcase, #northpole, #Trump, climatechange, Martin Luther King Jr Middle School, poems, 1

In this assignment, we were asked to write a poem for someone or something. For my poem, I wrote...

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FightingForYou

Mekhi, October 11, 2019, Climate Action, Fall 2019, Showcase, Martin Luther King Jr Middle School, 0

Dear Snakes You are a reference to Kevin Durant You are quick and fierce They say that floods and...

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Sky

Coralie, March 28, 2019, Showcase, Spring 2019, blackoutpoem, Martin Luther King Jr Middle School, Poem, 4

Are you able to create a situation of freedom when you see the depressing clouds of inferiority begin to...

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The Law Is Unjust

Mikayla, March 16, 2019, Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2019, Writing & Communication, Martin Luther King Jr Middle School, 8

In this assignment, we were asked to type a poem. For my poem, I am going to type my...

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You can do it!

Kelly, March 16, 2019, Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2019, Writing & Communication, Martin Luther King Jr Middle School, 7

The first day of school, It’s scary, different, intimidating. But you’ll get through it. You can do it! The championships. Whoever wins this brings the...

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Shut Up

Elijah, March 15, 2019, Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Poetry, Politics, Showcase, Spring 2019, Martin Luther King Jr Middle School, 6

Shut UpWe need to build a wallShut upWe need to elect this man who assaulted a woman to the...

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Seek Positivity

Jackson, March 15, 2019, Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2019, Martin Luther King Jr Middle School, 1

For all the people that hate(including myself)Seek positivityAlthough you might deny itIt’s easy to be negativeFinding positivity in life...

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Apology

Kelly, March 14, 2019, Poetry, Read/Write Poems, Showcase, Spring 2019, Writing & Communication, Martin Luther King Jr Middle School, 3

I was broken And it hurtIt was my faultI am sorryI was happyI was angryI was unforgivableI am sorry When...

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Nonviolence

Calder, March 14, 2019, Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2019, Violence, Martin Luther King Jr Middle School, 2

NonviolenceMeansWillingness to sufferNonviolentdemenstratorsrose up with dignity

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I am From

Paxton, March 14, 2019, Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2019, Where I'm From, #KMS, #What'sPoppin, education, family, Martin Luther King Jr Middle School, 3

I am from my dads scrambled eggs in the morningFrom Nike and Louisville SluggerI am from a big house...

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Freedom Of Our Nation

Penelope, March 14, 2019, Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2019, Martin Luther King Jr Middle School, 4

Let me rush these notable exceptions who have been sustained by spiritual blessingsI had the strange feeling catapulted into...

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Surprise ’em

Hanna, March 14, 2019, Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2019, #surprise 'em, Martin Luther King Jr Middle School, Poem, 4

This is for youThe one who has the answers but not the confidence to share itSurprise ´emRaise your hand...

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I’d Still Be Breathing

Chiara, March 14, 2019, Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2019, Martin Luther King Jr Middle School, 3

(Curly’s Wife)Everyday I watch men workBehind the scenes I observeI examine their movementAnd watch them make conversationEvery dayDrowning in...

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Get up

Ibad, March 14, 2019, Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2019, life, Martin Luther King Jr Middle School, truth, 6

Do not forget people sacrificed themselves For the world todayDo not destroy what they worked forBut continue what they...

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Continue On

Anna, March 14, 2019, Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2019, #speakit!poem, Martin Luther King Jr Middle School, poems, 3

Continue onDon’t let life’s boundaries stop youTo the teachers who told you, you are not smart enoughTo the coches...

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What You Meant To Say: Speak Up

Naomi, March 14, 2019, Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2019, #speaup, Martin Luther King Jr Middle School, poetry, 3

Replace your small frown that they don’t seeWith words, declaring it was offensiveReplace that forgiving hugWith admitting it’s actually...

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Geno, March 14, 2019, Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2019, Martin Luther King Jr Middle School, 4

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Flight

Charlotte, March 14, 2019, Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2019, Writing & Communication, #rise above, Equality, Martin Luther King Jr Middle School, 5

I’ll open my eyes,I’ll fly,when their hate brings medown, stillI will fly,I will fly for the littlegirl,still learning to...

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Fires

Medina, March 14, 2019, Climate Action, Found Poetry, Nature, Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2019, Martin Luther King Jr Middle School, 5

Paradise, CaliforniaA wet place, compared to most of the state.It averages 55 inches of rainfall a year.This year, a measly1/7...

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Hurricane Michael

Katelyn, March 14, 2019, Found Poetry, Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2019, #FoundPoetry, #HurricaneMichael, Martin Luther King Jr Middle School, 7

Wednesday, October 10.One of the most powerful hurricanesever recordedslammed into FloridaIt was the third-most-powerfulhurricane on recordto hit the continental...

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I want you to fall

Joey, March 14, 2019, Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2019, Martin Luther King Jr Middle School, poetry, 5

I want you to fall.Like so many others in this twisted worldI want you to put all your effort...

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Why Not?

Naveen, March 14, 2019, Gaming, Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2019, Martin Luther King Jr Middle School, Money, Poem, 11

“Fortnite” player Brendan Hickey wanted his character in the online game to stand out He can now do the...

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Keep Going

Asa, March 14, 2019, Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2019, #inspirational, #keepgoing, Martin Luther King Jr Middle School, poems, 5

When you fall downAnd it is hard to get upKeep goingWhen all hope is lostBut you see a wayKeep...

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Open Your Eyes

Flynn, March 14, 2019, Art, Beauty, Media, Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2019, #OpenYourEyes, #whatshappening, Martin Luther King Jr Middle School, 5

Open your eyes. Open your eyes and see the riots in France, the Mouvement des gilets jaunes, the tear...

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Give and Not Take

Anaya, March 14, 2019, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2019, Writing & Communication, #listen, Berkeley High School, Martin Luther King Jr Middle School, 6

Have you ever walked around town and lookedObserved how people actHow they are as a personWhat they do in...

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It Could Be Worse

Matteo, March 13, 2019, I Could Be Worse, Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2019, Martin Luther King Jr Middle School, 5

When you get stuck in traffic,Hours upon endJust remember,ItcouldbeWorseIf you get your wallet stolenAnd you can’t pay the taxiJust...

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“I HAVE A DREAM” (MLK SPEECH) – Blackout Poem

Julian, March 13, 2019, Black Lives Matter, Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Showcase, Spring 2019, ihaveadream, kingmiddleschool, Martin Luther King Jr Middle School, poetry, 4

Martin Luther Kingwill go downinhistoryA great Americanwhose hopeas a Negroisof segregationon a lonely islandNegroAmericanSocietyina conditionofrightslibertyand happinessisAmerica In this assignment, we...