Martin Luther King Jr Middle School

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Sky

Coralie, , March 28, 2019, Showcase, Spring 2019, 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, 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, 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, 5

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, 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, 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, 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, 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, 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, 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, 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, 5

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, 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, 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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It’s better than nothing

Geno, , March 14, 2019, Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2019, 4

In situations fraught with worry and despair, sayong “better than nothing” is more than fair.It’s better than nothing.It’s better...

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Flight

Charlotte, , March 14, 2019, Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2019, Writing & Communication, 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 Change, Found Poetry, Nature, Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2019, 4

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, 6

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, 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, Games, Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2019, 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, 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, 4

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, Inequality, Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2019, Writing & Communication, 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, 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, 4

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