poetic freedom

Why?

by Monica M., grade 8

Why are apples sweet and lemons sour?

Why do most birds fly and leave ostriches lonely in the ground?

Why do eyes have different colors? Do we see differently?

Why do we say hello and goodbye? Do we really mean it?

Why do trees change color? Do they change feelings?

Can there be something in the whole word we all agree on?

Why does the wind blow?

Are leaves trees’ children?

If the color green disappeared what color would nature be?

Why don’t trees get up and walk?

Why do people think about perfection?

Why don’t cars migrate in groups of the same kind?

Why does the moon hide from the sun?

Is heaven real?

What do we do in heaven?

by Raimundo R., grade 8

What if there was
no suffering?
Would we live life in a
never ending utopia?
As peaceful and calm as a quite lake.
Or would we live without any true happiness?
Stuck in a grey, emotionless hole.
Wherever I go I see problems.
We dedicate our lives to solving them.
Are these problems part of our lives?
Do these problems help us grow and be better?
Or would life be better without them?
One thing is true,
without suffering there is no paradise

Rhetorical future

by Hyun Min S., grade 8

Do you question about the future?
Well I do
Will I eventually die?
Well I will
Will I get a love?
Probably yes
Will my future be bright?
Depends on my attitude
Will the world end?
A new era might start
Will I go to heaven?
If I believe so
Will you be as you are right now?
Probably not
Will I fulfill my dreams
If I try my best
Do you ask questions about the future too?
Well I do
Do you like the present moment?
Well I do but I always question about the future,
because I'm curious

Pollution questions

by Andres G., grade 8

What to do with all this pollution?

Burning causes more pollution

What should we do?

Send it to space?

Bury it underground?

Nothing seems to work

Is the solution within our reach?

Is it near?

Our planet is collapsing

When will it all end?

Will we be warned?

Will it happen suddenly?

Or slowly?

Nature is speaking to us in its own language

Can biologists understand them?

Do they know what’s going to occur?

What can we do to end pollution?

To solve the problem?

The problem everyone on this world is facing

The problem needs a solution

What is this solution?

Alphabet questions

by Soo Hwan L., grade 8

We all learn the alphabet
Why is it called “alphabet”
Why isn’t it called “general language”?
Why is “a” the first letter?
Why isn’t “z” the first letter?
Why is “b” after “a”?
Anyways
Who created the alphabet?
How do we know we
Might have fell into a trap
Of the aliens
So they can understand us?
What if God created the alphabet?
What if the Devil created the alphabet?
Noone created the alphabet.
I did
But..
Why wont you believe I created the alphabet?

? Poem

by Uriel H., grade 8

Why do we have doors?
Are they there to separate us?
Or are they there to keep us from being heard?

Do we really need a bridge to unite us?
Or would it be easier to shout across the sea?

Is autumn supposed to be sad?
Or are the leaves just warning us for what is yet to come?

Does the moon come when it is dark?
Or does the moon bring the darkness?

Can all these questions be answered?
Or are they just there to make you think?

Spanglish

by Rodrigo S., grade 8

The Mundo

The big mundo

Siete continents

One hundred ninetysix paises

and Guatemala es uno de ellos

tan pequeno that we can be

somos una pequena part of the world

pero there are a lot of people

but hay un problema

no nos importa nuestro country

ni nuestro world

we chould cambiar

necesitamos change

debemos de parar polluting

es malo para ourselfs

we should cambiar

hagamos un change

in a few anos

there won't be un mundo

en donde we can live

so we should hacer el cambio rapido.

Question Poem

by Jeffrey C., grade 8

If we pee, does God soak us with it when it rains?

If we die, do gods also die?

If we lie, do gods lie?

Where is god?

Where are we?

Or more importantly, where are we going?

Are we going to a parallel world?

Or perhaps another universe?

Where did the universe come from?

Did it come from another galaxy? Or another universe? Or are we on a parallel world?

Everything is Needed

by Gyu-Jeong L., grade 8

La luz

They always bring hope

Y también alegría

And makes us feel safe

La obscuridad

Makes us fear

Perdemos nuestra fé

And it’s surrounded by terror

La vida

Is what makes us live

Nos da emociones

And gives us anything

Todas son esenciales

Without darkness, there’s no light

Sin la luz, no existe la obscuridad

These two opposites need to rely on each other

La luz y la obscuridad

Is what makes life meaningful

Sin esos dos elementos

The world would just be a lifeless ground

Question Poem?

By Sabrina C., grade 8

Is water wet?

Why do unicorns don’t exist?

Are dogs otters?

Or eyebrows curly?

Why are spicy noodle sweet?

Do bananas use telephones?

And does cheese say “people”

When they take a picture?

Do computer have feelings?

And does spray paint spay?

Why does pool have P in it?

Does the color orange come

From the fruit or the fruit from the color?