1. Caroline O’Reilly 8 th grade

2.  I Am Poem  Favorite Poem  Sonnet  Haiku  Chain Poem  Animal Extended Metaphor Poem  Extended Metaphor Poem  Bully Poem

3. I am Bacon, soccer, and swimming I like fatty bacon and shinning Paris. Honesty, loving, and friendship are important to me. I find friendship everywhere I am. Sometimes my jealousy over takes me. But my friends will help me get through it. I love my friends and family. I hope my friends and family love me too. I don’t like it when people hate me. This is me. I AM

5. Dearest, let these roses In their purity, Be a present symbol Of my love for thee. Underneath the blossom Thorns are sure to grow; Take heed lest you touch them, They would pain you so! Ah! my faults like thorns are, But cannot they be Hidden 'neath the flower Of my love for thee? By, Robert Argyle Campbell

7. Shall I compare you to a hurricane? Destroying everything as you walk. You’re touching down like a crashing airplane. On and on you never stop your loud talk. You say you’re sorry for destroying things. But I have no reason to believe you. You’re causing me pain, for you took my wings. Friends and family gone because of you. I don’t understand your need to destroy. The times you come around, I ignore you. You went around, playing me like a toy. When you’re talking all I here is a moo. Just stop coming and going as you please. Why don’t you just stop and give me the keys.

8. The cold leafless tree Stands alone in the winter night Hoping for spring soon

9. Chain Poem The sun is Hot pounding down on me I’m going to have so much Fun While Swimming with my friends It’s always so sunny Summer is always awesome Because we get to sleep in The sun shinning bright through my windows I feel so alive And get to hangout with my friends everyday Just thinking about it makes me anxious

10. My thoughts and feelings is a cat. They have a simple life. Eat and sleep. They are graceful when they feel safe and secure but when they feel in danger, they wont hold back. If you love them,they will love you back. When you annoy them they annoy you back. Cats are complicated to figure out but have a simple life.

11. Middle school is a board game. Complicated and surprising, Everyone has played one and been there. You can’t get around it.

12. The pain never goes away. They leave scars from the hurtful words. “What do they want?”, we ask most of the time. They just reply with there cruel laughter. They wont stop until they get what they want! But we can only try to ignore them. Hopefully one day they will grow up, And think about the pain they caused for us. Just believe it will get better, And it will.