Poems written by: Poetry Club Students 2012/2013 Directed by: Ms. Ela Chojnowska

POEM Write a poem! Won’t you please? It will do you good Listen to our poets sing The words of kindness and Support! Write a poem Won’t you please? It will do you good! By: Nicole Madar 10 years old

SCARED What’s going on? Where are you taking me No no ! They hurt me Tears are shooting out of my eyes I’m scared Shouting Doing anything I can Then Finally I get a chance! I can feel tears streaming Down as I run They’re gone I’m done By: Selah Rodriguez 4 th grade

STOP Stop bullying me I’ve done nothing wrong Should I tell somebody? No I will make fun of me Even more So I yell scream I am dumb I am in a courtyard Nobody will hear me I’m tied to a chair They have shaving cream They wrote DORK on my forehead They spit and mock me They say things that I Wish I wouldn’t hear But then a car pulls up My mom and dad came Running out with tears On their face They’ve found me But how? By: Chloe Szekely

BULLIES They are like snakes Poison snakes When the Bullys bullies you It is like Getting bit by sneaks By: Fiona MacFadyen

BULLIES Bullies think they are so great But they aren’t They have ice cold souls That makes them blurt out Mean and hurtful words Bullies make people’s lives miserable But I won’t let that happen I need to stand up and I will stand up I will make a change in bullying We will make bullying stop… Forever BY: Chloe Szekely

X X X Bully Why would you want To be one. They are horrible so I suggest you stand up By: NATHANIEL MEZA

BIG LIE You told me a big lie I won’t forgive you You said you weren’t a part Of the group of the mean girls I believed you You lied You are a bully just like them You make fun of others You were my friend You betrayed me For people who are stuck-up And selfish But most of all They are bullies I can never trust you again I guess you choose To be untrustworthy and mean But most of all Now you are a bully By:Chloe Szekely

MEAN My friend and I Cry. We told them to stop But they want something From us We don’t know what We asked They just made faces We ran away They chased us and told That we’re low and shallow We just stood there We said back you can’t call Us that we’re strong we told Each other we told on them they Lied and said it was our Fault we’re still bearing With it We don’t know what to do By: Nicole Rybski

RUN RUN AWAY FROM THE LAUGHTER RUN AWAY FROM THE BULLIES RUN AWAY FROM THE BLEACHERS THESE THINGS DON’T LIKE ME RUN AWAY FROM THE THINGS THAT MAKE ME SAD GO TO MY PARENTS AND RELATIVES BECAUSE THEY LOVE ME BY: SUZANA SHARAXHIJA

JEALOUS They are jealous I don’t now why They say bad things Behind our backs My friend and I Try staying strong They tell us we’re sorry But we ignore them We told on them They told on us We tried to be Their friend but They don’t want us to be Should I try telling Them or should I Leave it alone By: Nicole Rybski

CRY Tears swell in my eyes They roll down my cheeks My throat starts to ache My eyes start to leak In front of my locker I stare and I scowl Sometimes I’ll cry Scream Howl. By: Nicole Madar 10 years old

Bullying Bullying can hurt Bullying can kill You should never bully Do not bully Bullying is wrong Bullying can be sad Never let anyone bully By: Kyle Stevens Grade 4

We found an adult Told them and we led them To the girl My friend’s still crying But it’s weird My friends are pretty The bully is ugly I got it She is jealous So I walked up to her And said “Wanna be our friends” She looked startled But happy She smiled and said “Yes” By: Chloe Szekely BULLY Here me calling out to you Telling you to stop bullying My friend I held my friend Behind my back trying to defend her As she cried and cried She’s scared I know how she feels I once was this girl The mean girl kept laughing She was talking But this was enough I grabbed my friend and We ran

Help Help people when they need it Be kind Show that you care Help your friends If they are being bullied If you are bullied Stand up for yourself If you help others You are very nice By: Penelope Bermudez Age 9

YOU CAN DO IT No Bully can stop you He is not your kryptonite No stopping No crying You can do it You will reach the top All you have to do it Is to stand up By: Sloan Caravette

BULLIES They bully only because They could be jealous or in the past they Were bullied so don’t blame THEM HELP THEM BY: Tristen Yen AGE:10

STAND UP STAND UP to the group in the corner Who whispers And snicker They tease you STAND UP They keep doing it Tell an adult Don’t hide Be strong Stop crying STAND UP By: Chloe Szekely

BULLYING Bullying is like Crumpling a piece of paper And saying SORRY I was just kidding It’s like trying to uncrumple the paper But it’s always crumpled up You crumpled up a heart And it will never go away Why do people bully? You’re crumpling up a heart Do you want to do that? By: Chloe Szekely

BEST FRIENDS A friend knows your name But a best friend Knows your full name A friend is your good company But a best friend Is the best company. By: Fiona MacFadyen

YOU Dedicated to Chloe You’re the top of my mountain You’re the beautiful smell Of my rose You’re the queen of my Chessboard And the sun in my sky I’m trying to say that You’re my best friend for the world Being crazy is fun and you are In my heart forever. By: NICOLE RYBSKI 4 th grade

BULLIES Bullies are mean They are big No one likes To be bullied If you are getting bullied Just walk away The parent will get him In trouble By: Penelope Bermudez Age 9

BULLIES Bullies are mean They say mean names They hate you They call you fat And mean They make you Have no friends They make mean faces By: Caidy McFadyen 2 nd grade

BULLYING Bullies are mean They might hurt you But don’t cry Forgive them Be strong They are hurt Stand up Show you are brave By: Christian Rivera

BULLY I want to know Why I’m being bullied I want to stop it But how Maybe I will be Bullied I’ll tell them NO You can’t bully me By: Penelope Bermudez Age 9

Stand Up Take a stand Lend a hand Don’t be a bully Bust a bully By: Thomas Caravette

THREATS I get threats and bad faces But I know what to do There’s one easy thing anyone can do JUST STAND UP !!! By: Nicole Rybski

LIFE Life can be painful And fun too But life is life And you can’t change that Without life You wouldn’t be here By: Christian Madar second grade

Freedom We all have freedom. Freedom is for everyone. Freedom is the best. By: Gamaliel Arreola Age: 10

THE BULLY You hurt me physically and mentally I am superior you are weak I run and cry and lock my bedroom door BY: Tristen Yen AGE:10

Bully A bully wants to hurt you He wants to make you cry They whisper about the rumors They laugh about the jokes They are always watching From the corner of their eye But you don’t have to Be worried You don’t have to fret The bullies are doing something They will not soon forget By: Nicole Madar

FOREVER Best friends forever That’s just what we are Forever we shall stand Forever we will be together Never separate NEVER Forever we are here By: Selah Rodriguez

LIFE Life is given to you by God And God is the creator of life Life is a matter of death One day you will die And so will I But you only live once So live this life wisely Don’t be mean Don’t be a bully Make friends Stay healthy And don’t get into trouble Everybody makes mistakes So don’t you think You are perfect Life is a beautiful gift By: Chloe Szekely Age 9

What I Do I smile because my soul Is full of joy I cry because the tears clean my heart I dream because my Dreams will soon come true I sing because I hear The melody flowing through The air I laugh because it clears all the sadness away I give because it makes Me feel bright I share because it makes me grow I love because love Is living And I live because its A sign of my existence By: Suzana Sharaxhija

SPECIAL I am special Just in a different way I have different personalities I love in a different way I am special Deep deep down inside I know that for sure... I am me By: Selah Rodriguez 4 th

FEAR Don’t let fear Get to you Don’t let it scare you Love … Not fear Don’t fear me A lion about to attack Don’t let fear bully you FEAR is trying to give you Strength to finish By: Selah Rodriguez 4 th grade

RESPECT From heart to heart pass it on let it go all around from me to you from you to us all around one day it will come back bigger and stronger give again pass around let it go all around more and more. By: Ms. Elzbieta Chojnowska

PARK A place to play Somewhere to stay To read a book Away from a nook Drink some water When it gets hotter View a lark Enjoy the park BY: KAYLA MOORE AGE 10 January

PLAY Laughing, jumping, springing too Hide and seek, Oh I see you! Running, skipping, galloping too! Let’s play, let’s play Come play. Won’t you? By: Nicole Madar 10 years old

STANDING UP As they say actions speak louder than words If I see a bully I will stand up And you stand up too BY: Tristen Yen AGE:10