The Toll
by Stephanie Uzarek - 7th grade
As I sit in class
my headphones in my ears
the time passes by.
That small moment my
music stops, I can understand
the chaos that surrounds
me is inevitable.
Teachers yelling.
Students swearing.
Just as I’ve had enough
my music comes back
on and I sigh.
I like listening to
music because
my favorite songs
help me understand
my feelings through
the lyrics.
60% of all musicians suffer this
unbearable pain.
I thought sadness
only lasted so long?
Apparently not.
I have felt this way
for over a year now.
The only people who
really help me are
musicians.
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This cage is why I'm lonely
The reason I'm misunderstood
This cage is for me and me only
For the me that never could
This cage is made of tears
The tears made of my dread
This cage contains my fears
And the tears I wish to shed
These are the tears of Joy
But this cage made me its toy
only out of something I said
The VOICE
of LMS
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by Zoe Byam - 7th grade
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by Griffin Gamache - 6th grade
by Sofia Amaro - 6th grade
My Shadow and Heart
by Mikka Scholtz - 5th grade
By: Mikka
There is a person who is close to my heart
Who’s there when I need her
Who helps me make the mark
She’s there when I fall or hurt myself
She helps me get up so I don’t have to crawl
When I leave my homework at home on accident
She reassures me a calm knowing way
that no matter what it will be ok
So now I don’t worry
No matter the thought
Because I know I’m safe
Because of my shadow and heart
by: Mikka fifth grader
by Annonymous Annonymous
There is a person who is close to my heart
Who’s there when I need her
Who helps me make the mark
She’s there when I fall or hurt myself
She helps me get up so I don’t have to crawl
When I leave my homework at home on accident
She reassures me in a calm knowing way
that no matter what, it will be ok
So now I don’t worry
No matter the thought
Because I know I’m safe
Because of my shadow and heart
I can be like Superman
I can be like Hercules
I can be whatever I want to be
I am an Imaginer
Like a dreamer if you will
Except the difference between
me and a dreamer is that I dream better
I can be Halios
and carry the sun across the sky
I can be the miller's daughter
and spin straw into gold
I can be whatever I want to be
For I am an Imaginer.
Dreams
by Cassidy Adams - 6th grade