Miriam at EBAFF, Bronx, NY

Nothing is ever bright

“Darkness” is a really great poem. I like this poem because it relates to what I’m feeling. The darkness is a scary place to be, it has no light and you can’t see where your going.

“I have nowhere to go, nothing to see” This is a saying that means I have nobody to talk to and nobody there for me and nowhere to go I’m all alone that’s what this line means.

“I travel through the dark tunnel and see a bright light, this could be heven.” This means that your looking all around for the light but its nowhere to be found, till one day you finally find it and hope it could be heven.

Sometimes I feel like this because I feel alone and that everything around me is dark. Nothing is ever bright.

RESPONSE TO DANIELLE 5TH GRADER, MISSOURI

“Abandoned” is a deep and hard feeling poem. When it says: “The pain to be abandoned hurts” this line is real hard. Its saying is so deep that it makes you think about people out in the world that feel that way. They think they’re all alone in the world and have to survive on their own. They’re mostly living life and trying not to die.

“You will have to deal with no one loving you” This is another feeling that people feel because in the world you need love to get to where you want to go in life. If there’s no love you feel ashamed and lonely and cry all the time. That’s why I give poeple a lot of love, because I want them to show me love back.

Response to Patricia

I like Patricia’s poem, “Love, Life, Love and Live,” because it’s deep and the words are strong.

“Love is the grestest and worst” That part is so true becauses love is like that. Love has it good moments and its bad. That’s a part of love.

“Love and life wont tell you where to go or what to do” That is true because you control your own life and love, nobody else but you, love can’t tell you what to do and it can’t tell you where to go, but it can help you. Life can’t tell you what to do but it can lead you where to go.

“You can’t escape it all” This part is so true because people can’t handle it and try to leave and run away from the truth and facing it, but instead they run like a baby. You can escape life and live because its part of your destiny, don’t run and hide. Face it and deal with it. Overcpme the hard challenges.

Angel

When I frist saw him, I already knew there was something inside of him. He was an angel of mine. I’m going to love him all my life. How he changed my world, I’ll  never know. He filled that big empyt space in my heart. I love this kid so much. There’s nobody like him. What he means to me ,you’ll never know, but deep inside I need to show. I only share my world with him, and I will hurt so much if he destroys it. Hope he doesnt hurt me and leave me sad and lonely. My heart is so incomplete without him.

5.21.08 

today im goning to my after school program in my building. im gonna have fun because my besty nick-nasty is goning 2 see hes boo mizzbeauty and imma see my boo head of 980 yeah boy…lol

My Friend

I cared about my boyfriend, they call him ”Head Of 980”. Me and him going throught some problems right now. I dont know what to do i love him so much but i cant talk to him.

After School Blast

Only thing on my mind is after school. Qfter school im goin to have a blast, Im going to chill and hang out with my friend they call FliiBre. She’s so cool then after, Im going to hang out with my boyfriend I can’t stop thinking about this having fun after school

Darfur(Africa)

                    Darfur
 

• Darfur is in Africa
• People have been burned
• People are providing medical things and other stuff
• 30,000 people might have been displaced
• Children are being abandoned
• Peace keepers protected people
• Since 2003 they has been a lot of violence
• Rebellion broke out in 2003
• 200,000 have died
• 2.5 million were driven from their homes 20,000 have died

 
                Darfur is a state located in Africa. There are a lot of problems going on there now.People have been burned. There are 30,000 people that been displaced. Children are being abandoned. rebellion broke out in 2003, Since then, There has been a lot of violence. 20,000 people have died  Sudan’s government and the pro-government Arab militias are accused of war crimes against the region’s black African population, although the UN has stopped short of calling it genocide.


“At Night, People said they still found it hard to sleep- Terrified of being killed while in their beds.”. I think that Darfur is having ala lot of drama to go through . they are scared to go to sleep because they might get killed in their sleep. I don’t blame them for being scared because what is happing to them is not fair.  

When they talk about peace the idea of it seems to have failed. The situation is getting worse, Humanitarian workers are being targeted and attacked in a terrible way.  Little Children were burnt alive in their homes. “Looking for saftey in the early stages of the conflict”.