2015 Everything is Awesome Scholarship Slam
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I sit here with this Boulder at my ankle
It grows and grows
This Boulder at my ankle
I try to break the shackle
I try to break the chain
Of this Boulder at my ankle
Just to breath
Just to believe
From opening your eyes every day
To the path we lay
Nothing is more amazing then life
No matter what strife
Live life your way
Happy no matter what they say
it's not just the simple things
the gasps between breathless laughter
or the anticipation before fireworks
not even the crickets that chirp on that perfect summer night
yet
it's not just the big events
Plug ‘em in your ears, feel the vibes
You might wanna bring ‘em along for a long, long ride
Feel the smoothness and rhythm in your chest
Volume ALL the way up – is how to enjoy it best
The world turns,
our minds are filled with growing concerns.
Teens are filled with angst,
and from adults, it’s hard to even get a thanks.
Some see the world going from bright to dull;
Close friends, closer family
Supportive teachers, do-everything parents,
Strong brothers, nice sisters
Helpers, understanders
Difference-makers, pacifists
People, People are awesome
By Meredith Metsker
Being a young adult is crazy sometimes,
You’re too old to be hip and too young to be wise.
And this whole time all we’re trying to surmise,
Admiring the manifestations of Mother Nature
Witnessing her destruction.
Existing is not only wonderful but beyond the bounds of reason.
Some live to take and never give.
Voices rise and fall and buzz
As we reunite with our loved ones
And as cousins, aunts, and uncles gather
To visit, play and be together.
Everyone is a teacher here.
Life in the moment
O, how can it be?
The gravel shifted so heavenly
Who thought vans hug a tree?
Fatal attraction so it be, I had to set it free
Though clashing with concussions
The Sun
She brings us life and joy; despair
Her silent song a covenant of care–
Our faithful servant in the air
A gilded messenger, inasmuch:
Forming and evolving on their own,
Thousands of droplets slam against the windowpane.
Their identities are lost at they fall.
The clouds choose to release the drops to the unknown.
They say black is the new black
Acting like they're bringing it back
But lack the fact that it never left
My black have always been around
just like how we have always had crowns
i didn’t know you were beautiful.
i ignored the world you painted and the people you created and exchanged it all
for what i heard you were.
i set you aside for shallow satisfaction in cracked cisterns and wondered
Happiness surrounds you and caresses the heart with warm fingers.
It gives us the courage to fight the black, crooked claws of saddness.
It allows us to swim to the top of the crystal, clear water,
Even when the sun falls it manages to rise again.
A flower seems to always bloom after the rain has stopped pouring.
Can we be like the sun and get up after we fall?
Can we learn to grow from a storm like a flower?
The first time I talked to you
It was like the waves washed me up onto shore
and I dried out in the sun.
I promised I'd never go back in the waves
and drift away.
You dreamed of the ocean and
Sometimes when your feeling down.
The best thing to do is to rewmember what makes you Awesome.
Be it your inteligence our your great renown.
Because sometimes the best cure is a little bit of optimism.
Sometimes when your feeling down.
The best thing to do is to rewmember what makes you Awesome.
Be it your inteligence our your great renown.
Because sometimes the best cure is a little bit of optimism.
She awoke with a crook in her neck
and a frown on her face.
Her hair in a whirl
and life in distress
but,
The thought of the little girl
that lived upstairs;
The first stroke of the brush and im estatic an idea is born
continuous marks commence and im hoping to create something worth talking about
potential is key and this has potential
My cry tears for you, every day
not because of hate or disgrace
but that of abandonment and misplaced
Responsibilities to me to my brother, you see
I wondered and I wished why you left
Life is a blessing!
Nobody knows where the end is...
Nobody knows when the end is...
One year or one hour
Nobody knows
Every second, we think we are losing,
We are actually gaining,
You know what's awesome to me? School.
You know what's even more awesome to me? High school.
The first great thing about high school is timing.
I get to get up every morning at 6 a.m., 5 if I'm lucky.
Stop and Think
Birth is a Miracle
It Happens Again and Again
Allowing New Generations to come
Having a Family
Being Healthy
Being Able to Laugh
Enjoying Nature
What can you get for a woman who already has a heart of gold?
A Woman who would give her last to anyone she knows?
The Truth is: no one really knows.
The Truth is: no one can agree.
The Truth is: the world is cruel.
The Truth is: everyone does know.
The Truth is: we can all agree.
To find meaning in life
One has to first live it.
At the beginning,
Fear tremulously takes over and grabs ahold.
It doesn't let go until you feel it suck the life out of you.
1. The reliability I can place on my tongue to speak. Or to sing; to scoop these words, these sounds out of my mouth, like black-raspberry ice cream, into a ready bowl; willingly waiting for what I have to say.
Around us is only warmth.
Inside me is only one sound.
We can see colors contrast,Breaking through our windows.Winter has turned to spring,Summer yet to come.
At one point life had no worries, no responsibilities
But it's not an option to grow
You go to school, you go to work
Then everything begins to flow
You'll always make mistakes
It's an advantage of living
At first, she was the Sun
But not Comforting sun, healing cold shivers and bleak days with angelic rays of warmth
Not the Tranquil sun, collaborating in perfect breathes with the wind to create a peaceful, sunny breeze.
Y O U W E R E B O R N L O N G A F T E R Y O U R N A M E W A S K N O W N
Most people think that joy is found
In massive thrills, events, and sounds.
But I have found it more often springs,
In little treats and smaller things.
Words are funny, sometimes.
It used to be that "awesome" and "awful" meant much the same thing.
The kind of thing that, well--
Awesomeness is everywhere
In a string on the floor
In a feather on a bird
On the pavement that forms a road.
Awesomeness is everywhere
In a toad or a hare
In a hippo or a bear.
Happiness...
Was one thing I never felt,
And never could find,
Until I fell for a dancer.
Each step he took; flawless
Every movement; perfect.
When you wake up in the morning,
the sun shines through the shades,
you may be wondering how you will make it through today.
Do not let that thought start to overwhelm,
She knows the drill;
She struggles every day,
Just to keep herself going
And drive the pain away.
For years she remained unsure
Just who she might become.
Her resolve is thick and full,
We paint this picture together
Because we can both see true beauty.
The two of us look beyond the surface,
Palms sweaty, knees heavy
Running for miles and miles
Trapped in a tunnel with no vision ahead
Walls enclosing near me
Claustrophobia is what I dread
As I believe I will never see the light again
When people are in love,
They often cannot explain what it is they love about the person.
They just say,
“It’s something about him,”
Or,
“It’s something about her.”
See my wrinkles as evidence that I have laughed.
See my failing eyes as evidence that I have seen the world.
See my labored breath as evidence that I have inhaled all I could out of life.
There is a world out there.
People will tell you to settle down,
To get comfortable in one single space,
But there are a thousand more spaces for you to fill,
Waiting beyond the horizons of what you already know.
L-i-f-e
A four letter word we pretend to comprehend,
an abstract concept, taken for granted
Through years of sorrow and so much pain
I thought I’d never see the day
When everything changed
We have many amazing
And Awesome things in
This world.
From family to love to
Cute animals and awesome thrills,
the world is full of awesome.
What is the awesomest of all?
Let go.
Wash your sins away
or your heart's vacancy will find
guilt, an ever burdening resident
Let go.
I'll carry your ball and chain.
Butterflies flutter as she zips up her dress
Memories flash back to the day she said yes
Family and friends all fill the room
She walks down the isle but wait...where's the groom?
I want everything to be awesome,
I want my loved one to be handsome,
My education to be wholesome,
I am a tornadoreaching to Aether.Hands made of glassand howling creatures.A slave to your windsYour whims are my wayAlthough I'm uncertainMy direction won't changeI am surely a danger,
The thing that makes me awesome? A rarity
Because not many people are wrapped up in silks as a profession
My body encased in the cacoon of red
And the trapeze: the wings with which I fly
Today may seem hard
Today may seem impossible
Today you may try and say "I quit "
Tomorrow,Tomorrow,Tomorrow
Tomorrow,new experiences
Tomorrow, new opportunites
Tomorrow, a mystery
I love you for the way you look at me
When you hold me I never want to let go
You left for the military about a year ago
I only get to see you about twice a year now
College is exciting,
It’s full of all that’s new
I’ve had to buy a trash can
And shower curtains, too.
My mom and dad support me,
They get me what I need.
“Try to aim for five years,”
A trail of dirt followed me
wherever I went.
Down the stairs
in the car
in my family room
in the bathroom
but my mother didn’t yell at me
because the dirt I left was red
are we thanking them enough?
we never really stop to appreciate them
everyday they work hard
so that they can nourish us
I woke up this morning,
And my skin moved as I did
A thousand nerves sparked up to tell me
Hey, your blanket is soft
And your stomach is empty
Hey, the tiles are cold
and your mom is funny
I woke up this morning,
And my skin moved as I did
A thousand nerves sparked up to tell me
Hey, your blanket is soft
And your stomach is empty
Hey, the tiles are cold
and your mom is funny
When all odds are against me
Prisoning me into the darkness
Blinding me nowhere to go
Until a lullaby being song by an angelic voice
Hears the shattered glass of darkness be broken being held
In nine months I will owe
thousands of dollars in student loans.
It will take ten years to pay.
I'll have to work hard night and day.
I want to make my parents proud.
I need to finish college.
Today maybe bad
but tomorrow will be glad
for today is a new day
and you will be blessed in so many ways
If no one told you this let me have the honor
you're beautiful in so many ways
I have a love for the stage.
When I'm performing, I'm confident
And not filled with rage.
My theatre at school is so great.
My director's great, my friends are great, and the department is great.
I have the sense of lacking self control
I kid you not when I breathe bidi
I have a distanced memory
I dance not when my soul has perished beneath the gravel
The calm before the storm
The rainbow directly after
The way people can come togeter
Followng a disaster
A sunset that marks the end of another day -
Something that should be sad
Awesome. A word that aids in the attempt to capture a moment in time that leaves us in awe, breathless, raw emotion tearing through our chests as our mind tries to grip and come to terms with what is being observed through our five senses.
Venimus, Vidimus, Vicimus.We are the bricks in the wall,and flames spill from the cracks in the mortar. A generation of warriors,We hunger for knowledge.
Even unmasked and bare:
You are you; this can be a bad thing.
Dreading the stress that finds its way into your life
And stressing the dread of walking out onto the BIG stage.
Eyes.
The pathway to the mind.
The gateway to the soul.
The eyes never lie
When your heart has bullet holes.
Brown, blue, green
Maybe a jumble of all three.
My God is an Awesome God
A child of God that's who I am
A daughter of a king who understands
Taking me under his wing, molding me to his image
My wonderful lord,no matter what I've done, is always forgiving
His Sea Package came with a sign that read: Run! Don't walk! Sex, no talk! One night and don't you dare stalk!
But it was cool see....
Life does this amazing thing that sometimes doesn’t seem so amazing at first
Sometimes a whirlwind of thunderstorms and tornados will breach through a town and leave behind a beautiful rainbow
There’s something glorious about being a woman
Like the feel of Saturday mornings when you don’t have to go anywhere
And the sky is painted with lilacs and periwinkle and you wonder
“Why do I ever go to Sunday school
What is awesome?
Anything can be,
and there are many things that are,
to me.
What is awesome?
When I'm listning to music,
and the beat has me going,
and I feel like I want to sing.
Laughter, Flowers, Fun, Joy, Love,
Such important gifts, meant for everyone.
Dear Friends and my Family,
Everything is AWESOME when they're with me!
Constantly people are told
you are different
different is weird
different stands out
different is bad
different is bad
different is BAD
different is misunderstood
Self conscious and scared
I felt my heart getting teared.
The nights getting cold
I know I'm not the only one alone
I'm trying to fit in
but, I know I can't win
I feel buried alive,
For the person that steps outside of the social norm's bubble to explore and be spontaneous,
Your awesome.
Once you know how it feels to go through a rough time
People start to rewind
And look back at the bigger picture of the perfect times
It maybe frustating and make you mad
Over all some what sad
People say the real world
Is filled with hate and grey
But instead of focusing on the negative
Why not dwell on the positive.
A day passes by
Whether one is troubled or not
Mistakes clutter my past in piles of trash.
Like shattered glass in overgrown grass—
Though not apparent at a first glance,
Whenever given the slightest chance
My mistakes will rudely raise their voices
It's that moment;
I know you know the one.
It's when I've owned it;
It's when the game is won.
Every dribble,
Every whistle.
Every second on the clock,
Some people are stuck in the past
They stubbornly say: Everything was awesome
Hoping to make the memories last.
Others look only to the future
Saying: Everything will be awesome.
The world around me seems so suppressed.
Everyone just looks so depressed.
Never knowing what'll happen next,
all you can do is try to get some rest.
It doesn't take much to look up to the best.
I only used one-hundred pages.
They were blank anyway.
I didn't think you 'd miss them,
Hey Beautiful
We used to stare at the stars
We’d sit and talk
You wanted me to come over every night
You could only fall asleep in my arms
Tasting the music.
At first, not knowing
What your ears enjoy.
The sounds of the beats
Passing through your mind,
Clouding your head
Day in and day out.
Soon enough you are
Life is awesome…
Whether you’re a flower ready to blossom
Or a man waking up to a “good morning!”
Why do we humans ever have mourning?
When the birds are permitted to fly,
We humans are free to question why.
Like light burning on the mountains.
That must be the way a potato feels when he slips into sizzling oil,
When he is adorned with salt, dressed for his dance into the pearly gates of digestion.
I was left behind
Forgotten and abandoned
I lived in poverty
Dirty and hungry
I watched abuse
terrified and so powerless
I was snatched up by strangers
to live with someone new
I run.
I lace up my shoes,
I think of all I done,
I pray in hopes of an answer,
and I run.
I compose symphonies with my feet,
I think of toxic words,
I dream of Someday,
and I run.
God is Awesome
People might think a movie is awesome
People might think a T.V show is awesome
But to me these things don’t matter
Always smile, even when you're feeling down
Wave at people you see wearing a frown
Everyday is a day to laugh and play
Sometimes a simple nod can make your day
Only treat people with love and respect
Darkness.
Never ending darkness.
I close my eyes and feel the silence.
A rumbling on the horizon.
Thin and harmless claps of thunder
Life- the Wondrous, Awe-Inspiring Phenomenon
The earth is full of awesome things
It’s such an overwhelming, astonishing place.
Canyons, Oceans, valleys and peaks
Awesomeness comes in different shapes and sizes,
You can even find them in surprises.
But awesomeness can come from anywhere,
Such as a sunset over the county fair.
You can see it in the people who love you,
Do you ever wish you could see the unknown,
Witness a miracle, or sit on a throne?
Do you ever wish to have a longer life,
Have the perfect husband or wife?
I'm here to say that if you do,
It is easy to feel pain, feel anger and feel bad about my life
I want to stab the memories, to murder them with a knife
Some days I stare at the mirror and it’s far from easy
With this,I can escape.
Shielded by the madnessthat real life rains down on me.
Safe and submerged in their world,this made up reality.
If I asked you what the goal of life is
You’d probably say “to be successful”
But what defines your success?
Money, Cars, a nice home, evenings out in expensive bars?
Awesome isn't shiny things
and all the joy that shiny cars may bring
Awesome is the simple things
The things like good morning texts
and I love you so I waited for you.
Awesome are the words that
Do not run, do not cry
The story spills out before your eyes
Hide the depth of pain, of agony
Speak to Ahab, Oliver, and Harry
Run your fingers along its spine
Like Gollum you may claim "it's mine"
Glancing at the mirror and I see my face,
Negativity arises as my thoughts race.
What is so special about me?
Why can't I leave?
Stop!
Why do I care?
What is this negativity just when I stare?
Everything in life is awesome
In the spring time the flowers will blossom.
The birds will return and chirp all day
And every kid will wanna go out and just play,
Only problem is that school is still in session
As someone who has struggled, without depreciation,
Battling anxiety and depression,
Panic attacks and isolation,
It gives me great elation
That I can make this declaration
A noted aberration
Pink clouds cluster around the sun
The sun has said goodbye for the day is done
As it sets, the world is suspended
But don’t worry, your life is not upended
Not changed, just different
Cheated, Hurt
no more
I am choosing now
its my life and I am done
no one else can choose for me
call me names for it
I am strong, I will stand
even if I am barley standing
My belly fluttered with a million bees
Honey on your tongue, dirt on your knees
You kissed me with those soft sweet lips
Tell me your stories, mutter your quips
No one seems to understand
How amazing it is
To turn a word
Into an idea
And an idea
Into a possibility
Everything is awful...
Went to college for three years straight ... including summers
Wasted every weekend studying for exams
Broke my pelvis in a car accident
Lived with roommates who drove me crazy
At the age of eighteen,
I was diagnosed with lupus nephritis.
My body started to ache,
I lost interest.
I was scared.
I soon began to realize,
everything is awesome.
There once was a man from nantucket
He was too poor to piss in a bucket
He went to college and only got poorer
Until scholarship money gave him escape from his horror
Because of you my mom doesn't talk to me,
She's too busy pretending to be who she wants to be.
For the words we can't convey,
There is a ship tossing and turning upon the waves far off in the distance… just out of reach.
I am completely an uncontrollably awesome.
Awesome because I am a female wrestler that can pick up a guy, an throw him.
It is awesome to be a woman and know that I can defeat a guy my age and weight in a strength battle.
When I look at you I see the world in your eyes
I do not see pain
or suffering
or injustice
I see the twinkle of light in the corner
I see love
and kindness
and community
It takes a storm to clear out all the rain,
It takes time to heal a little pain.
Sometimes the good times only last for a sec',
Happiness finds me in the midst of despair,
When I try to convince me to just not care.
It comes in all shapes and sizes,
And even a few disguises.
What makes me smile when I'm down,
Sometimes nothing goes right,
It’s hard to continue, put up a fight.
The world beats you down
Until you’re crawling on the ground
Beaten, and bruised, and broken,
On The Hill Top
Boys and Girls Come to Play
One Girl Stands Alone Seeing Life Pass Her By
Wondering What She Will Become When She Grows Older
She Runs Down The Hill Through The Rose Garden
Between the pages of a book
is a heart.
A heart full of culture and laughter,
villainy and agony.
Elegance and romance,
Waking up on a gorgeous Sunday morning
The herbal tea awaiting your presence
The sunshine hitting every single crevice
The songful chirp of the birds
The beauty of doing nothing
The beauty of life is
all rooted in its simplicity,
much like the way the spider web
interlaces itself so cleverly around
the branches and
how the dew-drenched leaves
Autism is Awesome
Autism brings negativity and ignites your creativity
Autism can bring you down and Autism can lift you up
Autism brings challenges but Autism creates hard work
I woke up this morning,
a pleasure not many people get.
Everybreath is a gift.
So why waste it with boring
outlooks on our world
when the colors of night
shine ever so bright
A warm pair of pants on a cool winter's morn;
Weekend at the lake house with a great set of friends;
Earning that first paycheck for a hard day's work;
Sewing quilts for the homeless out of your own goodwill;
Times are low, times are high
Regardless of the bad I never question God why
Money gets tight, food might not be on the table
I just trust God because I know he's able.
We always have to appreciate the good,
Awe of awesome comes in
Waves of wonder it
Catches every fiber and
illuminates visions to seep in souls
scents buy snippets of time on a shelf
next to noises of time on a shelf
By now your Mom or Dad would come home that day
Only to tell you you'll be moving out someday.
Moving six times may seem a lot
Yet moving away from your family is a different plot.
Life.
I have it.
You have it.
Is that not amazing?
Inside of us is
A beating heart,
A strong pulse,
A gentle breath,
But what makes life,
Incredibly surreal,
Life is not infinite.
Awesome moments do not last forever, that is why they are so great.
Therefore, life is awesome.
"He's so gay!" is screamed down the hall
like the screeching wheels of spinning tires
rubbing against the road too harshly
and when you spin around in the vehicle of your body
As we sit back, relax and see our brothers and sisters fall
as we stand tall chest sticking out noticing nothing at all
as seen our growth went up and came right back down
Paper crinkles as I reach into the bag.With precision I grip and lift.Gently I lay my prize on the table before me.
Dark, gloomy gray skies boom with thunder.
Lightning flashing its beautiful light.
Flashlights provide paths of light,
While darkness tries to swallow us whole.
The storm becomes powerful, the thunder more angrier.
The stench of burning cigarettes and greasy pizza perfumes the city air.
A block away and it can be heard blaring from the shop's doorway,
Shattering the sound of car horns with thick, sultry basses and high, sharp guitars.
Dear Depression,
A ways back we go, Back
To when I rememer our first meeting. When
We the queens spilled out into the French countryside
with lemons in our hair and lavender cigarettes on our lips
The crashing waves remind us of our collapsing upcoming
so we stay away from the salty seashore sidewalks
The backlight shines bright on my smartphone tonight
It blinds me, hurts my eyes
Yet I still look to see a message waiting
To my surprise, it's my boyfriend
Texting me two hours before sunrise
A Journey of 93 Years
By Kayla Hamdan
How awesome was he to be born in 1921?
Who always reminded us he was the middle son.
"Are you okay?"
Sure I'm fine. But, the world has it out for me.
Sometimes I wish I could just leave.
Other times I just try to drown out all the noise.
What do I do? What other choice do I have?
Inside of everyone is an Alice.
Curiosity conquers ormnd, and weget lost in Wonderland.
''Which path should I take?"
It really doesn't matter if you don't know, where it is you want to go..
I went to the counsler
they asked me what i wanted to be
what i wanted to do
"this is your future" they say
but they never ask "Who"
sometimes what you do isn't who you are
a lot of times its hard:
My scrubs are freshly pressed
My hands are washed and cleaned
I’m ready to take care of my favorite little ones
But first I must make the Dean’s
List of things to do
To make my dreams come true
Gazing out into the vast, flat plains, of the world. The green that stretches for what seems forever.
Suddenly
from somewhere
deep in my mind
my creativity awakens
and I become an artist.
The rest of the time
I am neat, tidy, organized, rule-following...
But when my creative
From beginning to end
We work and we dream.
There are those who condescend
But let it not affect what we mean
We are human.
Our actions driven by motivation,
With everything on the line--
Every morning the golden sun rises
And every night the same sun sets
In between every crackle of light, there is something left
Behind that you may have missed.
Summer is Awesome
Not because we're out of school
Because there is so much time to make moves
Time to do things we think are awesome
Play sports and see our friends
All this time to spend
The adrenaline builds.
Starting deep within,
Climbing and rising
until,
I begin to feel it.
Pupils dilating, hands shaking, mind racing…
And then,
All at once,
I fall.
Walking to find trail, carrying all that you need on your back.Rocks piled on rocks reassuring you of your path.The sunlight pokes through the tops of the trees
awesome was never a word that i thought would define me
but as a grew older awesome became me
from my thoughts, to my feelings, to the way I carry myself
awesomeness runs through my veins
I sit and wait.
Wait for a new sunrise to creep through my window.
Wait for the warmth of the sun to bring a grin to my face.
You’ll never get another chance
Is what they always said
Live quick, live fast, live here and now
Until the day you’re dead.
Don’t stop and think
Just look, don’t blink
Trudging to a hole
You've dreaded this all summer long
The smell of cleaning supplies
The ever familiar squeak of some ridiculously loud sneakers
When all this began we smiled
Posed for pictures
I want to dance with you under the stars
I want someone to kiss me in the pouring rain
I want to play video games all through the night
and talk until we see the sun.
Let's live like there's no tomorrow,
I am green.
The color with many means.
The subtle rage that is yours,
The pure extract from the earth galore.
The ample energy surrounding,
The love that is astounding.
Do me a favor
and laugh until you cry
spend a night under an open sky
shed a few tears
and feel no fear
hold the warmth of someones hand in your own
Without fail- the sun rises
As it reaches out from under the blanket of darkness-
Death, doubt, demise-
I tend to forget about me. We... We tend to forget to remeber ourselves. This is simply not just me, but we. We forget to achkowledge, to pat ourselves on the back, to applaud ourselves for that which we have done. So today I choose to remember.
She holds her head high,
Walking through the campus as if nothing had just happened.
Her heart is heavy, while her mind clear.
She holds her head high,
She will never tell you what happened,
Sometimes the sun doesn't shine how you want it,
Sometimes the moon is a little too grey,
Sometimes the clouds scurry forward to steal your joy away.
But no one has ever told you,
See no one has ever told you,
Feeling this summer breze they way it calls for me
it ignites fire and good will
I bet you'd agree
a world full of excitment and thrill
so much potentioal in this world, one can foresee
As the broken hearts and tears surround me
As the loud lonely cries besiege me
I see the light through the cracks
I feel the love through pain
As the stormy clouds gather
As the broken shards lay
No one wants a broken mirror. No one wants all the cuts, that comes with the broken pieces. No one wants to be the one to try an glue the pieces back together. If you try to glue them back together, they’ll just break again.
To what is a poem that flows like the sea?
That creep like the night slowly up on me
To what words taste like an abunding smell?
I roll out of bed the same every day,
To the sound of my alarm clock, usually anyway.
I get ready, then say goodbye to mom and dad,
Then to my brothers, but they usually get mad.
Watch out for the rising of the sun
Which brings hope for a new tomorrow
See the sun's rays shine upon the ocean blue
where amazing creatures reside
See the sun's rays light upon the unyielding mountain
I'm a little bit shocked
And a quite a lot scared
When the rose-colored glasses I usually wear
It's Autumn,
So bright and beautiful--
Adventure around every corner.
College begins.
In High School I was perfect.
In High School I made no mistake.
In High School I was me.
How could I have let this happen?
How could I study for endless hours and still fail?
How could I think that everything is fine when it wasn’t?
Like Legos, GPAs are easy to tear down but difficult to put back together.
The tears well up for there’s nothing I can do,
“I am worthless”, I think,
I can’t even breakthrough,
The tests that I have failed and the goals that I’ve missed,
I suddenly remember it all,
Life is all about perspective. Some perceive it with love while some perceive it with hatred.
Sometimes life can be rough,
Sometimes life will be tough,
But sure enough,
Life will get better.
Life can be easy, Life can be simple
All you have to do is work , work, work
Filled with pride, covered in cocoa,
she stands tall, despite her height.
She makes being a black woman look so effortless
so chic, so exclusive.
She makes herself look so effortless,
so chic, so exclusive.
Todo es maravilloso
Everyting ire
Everthing is awesome!
No matter the language it is true
The way the earth moves
fills me with glee
The way the trees grow
That is my serenity.
The storm has come,
The storm has gone.
Things were destroyed,
One by one.
The winds blew strong,
As we grew weak.
But we stayed safe,
As long as we had to be.
Now in this morning,
One of a kind
Unique to itself
Filled with life
Filled with joy
A home to diversity
To all living things
From the smallest of the small
To the biggest of them all
I sit here waiting,wondering if the time is near. The time when he can no longer take the words from your mouth. Words that twist like daggers in his soul, thrust from hands that never thought twice.
We live in a world where knowledge is hated.
Where the very existence of our people is constantly reminded of hatred.
Its hard when the going gets tough,
The road will get rocky.
Its okay when the going gets tough,
The journey will smooth out.
Don't worry when the going gets tough,
Blue sky, black clouds,
Cute pets, hype crowds
The many thoughts we have and never speak aloud
Good grades, sweet crushes
high school sweethearts in they're lucky
All my friends last year were awful
they used me and abused me then tossed me to the side
and all the stress this year is undeniable
Like a bag of breaks weighing down my spine
Feeling warm rays on my golden brown skin, I awaken to birds chirping an awesome good morning melody.
An explosion of bright oranges, yellows and greens are highlighted outside my wndow, inviting me to join the day.
Some people categorize life by events
Some by time
But I see it by people
And the emotions they let me make mine.
When thinking about childhood
I’m spirited, amused, and bright
The background glimmers
Colors evolve
The gentle breeze travels far
Swirling up a new Era
Cheers and smiles gather
Generations relate
Happiness forms, Bonds linger
Lasting for eternity
When the sun shines bright,
And your loved one holds you tight,
Everything feels right.
My dog is awesome
The way he jumps up high
As if attempting to reach the sky
How he wags his curly tail
As we stroll together to get the mail
My dog is awesome
We were stars broken into pieces,
Matter made of atoms on short term leases.
Reused energy, that which cannot be made,
Broken and rebuilt until bonds are systematically frayed.
I have the meanest mother in sight.
She’s a mean mother
I’m sure, I’m sure I’m right.
There is a radiant world everywhere you look.
Sitting, waiting to be explored
The world is a beautiful place.
You must relish in the sights all around,
Take them in before they're gone.
Yellow swamp flowers stand like sentinels along the waterway,
Their faces beaming broad grins;
For they keep a secret
With fairy like wonder,
Here's to the long summer nights that you swore would never end.
Here's to those risky texts that you just couldn't send.
Here's to the sadness you felt when that boy broke your heart.
The goal seems unattainable, but you have the right to change that
The workload seems too much, but you'll have the will to finish that
The 24 hours in a day aren't enough, but you have the right to manipulate that
There is so much you can do in life, but you barley have anytime
You spend your first 5 years learning how to be what society wants you too be
And then the next 12 years in public edcuation
I hope you look in the mirror one day
and stand tall and proud
with your wonderful face
and beautiful eyes.
I hope you look at yourself with so much love
that the world around you can feel it radiating
Its opening night and I yell “15 Minutes ‘til places”
To my half-dressed half-painted actors in their dressing rooms.
Suddenly the race to get ready begins.
With actors throwing on costumes and reapplying lipstick,
Sometimes she makes me upset,
but that shouldn't matter to me.
'Cause if I were to make a bet,
she'd lay down her life for me.
It's not that she totally selfless,
but she is always there for me.
Don't forget who you are
Don't forget who's got your back
Don't forget what side your on
They might give odd advice.
They might give slightly sexist or slightly inapporiate advice.
But advice is advice.
If they gave me advice, that means they pay attention to me.
Life is simply awesome
No other way to put it
So many different things are great
It is hard to fit them in a poem
But trying is half the fun
So here are all the awesome things
Dear Time,
Tick tock tick tock tick
Is all you ever will do
But why? all it does is make me sick
Enough already I'm fed up with you
Either you tick too fast or tick too slow
Words are my favorite
They flutter on the pages
Of crisp papers
Handcrafted letters
Chillin by the beach
Just Kickin up my feet.
Got no problem,
Man that’s sweet!
Work is there,
But no worries here.
Parties everyday
Is all I can say.
It's a power we don't show,
Yet we see it every day.
We humans are unifed,
But in our own special way.
Let's explore the world around us. Why not?
Leave the city and the concrete jungle of man kind.
Come see the sunrise. The start of a new promise.
Take a moment to rejuvinate your body. Why not?
America is an awesome place
The melting pot of the world
A stew of people from every race
The citizens come in every size and every shape
And they all came to the land of opportunity
Everything is awesome
except nothing is
life keeps getting in the way of life
it won't slow down so I can watch
I can't sit back to enjoy it
But isn't that the point of life?
Sometimes I wake up in the morning and don't get any " good mornings "
From any of the good people I call mine
But it's alright. The sun is shining out my window
And I feel just Fine.
Our mind is awesome
Filled with many thoughts
Every thought tangled in knots
We are the master of unwind
To lead to the right find
Positive or negative
It's up to us to decide
Beautiful things are everywhere,
From grasses of green, to birds in the air.
A beautiful sunset that paints the sky,
Growing up is a scary thing to face
Especially if you don't know who you are
And how to run the race
I avoid looking in the mirror
Because I have the fear of
Seeing what others talk about
Running through life and I feel so free
Running fast to my destiny
As I run through my life I see the years fly by
No time to stop and look when I'm running through life
How does one know when all is well?
Don't worry, there's an aswer to the question,
There's n wrong answer, but seek the answer is in the lesson
It was as simple as the words that you seem me typing,
Never knew that the person I love the most,
Would be in the same room as me.
Same thoughts,
ideas,
and opinions.
Scholarships are awesome, it's free money
They are sweet like tea and honey
I'm in college, but could use scholarship
Fresh lemonade
The laughter of friends
Movie nights
Holidays
School cancelled and fresh snow
Birthdays
Cake
Cake on your birthday!
Parties with friends
Isnt it awesome that youre alive?
That youre wide awake and breathing.
That youre talking laughing and walking.
Isnt it awesome that you have a place called home?
That youre not on the streets
I am what you call a loner,
a nerd,
a person who isn't so.. into herself.
He is.. different.
He is so much more than different, at least to me.
Dancing to the beat of an African drum
Including different races, not labeling as “bums”
Visiting a girl who knows not where she is from
As I sit here looking back on life,
From beginning to the end,
I realize that the best of times
Are the ones I spend with friends.
D edicated to his family
A wesome example
D ecency and kindness
I love you for all that you do
You have thought me to value
I feel safe when I am with you
You, my friend, can be an everyday hero.
You may not know this, but you have powers.
Well not like a the ones you see in the comics and movies,
But you still have powers that really matter.
It’s my turn to buy the kettle corn, so
I wait in line, the glorious chords
Of the band on the field
Ringing in my ears
Like so many elephants, and
Give my money to the man behind the counter,
I'm awesome.
At least that's what everyone else seems to say.
What happens when all except my "awesome" self
Can be suggestive to view me this way?
Constant, consistent, continuous compliments
You lift me up,
and help me when I'm down,
instead of just,
pushing me around.
Your smile,
graces me,
with it's warmth,
and charm.
I see you,
you poke me,
Earth is a planet that is considered one of a kind,
It’s the only place that has nature of every kind.
A place where people are allowed to speak their own mind,
Just give up! Just quit!
Why do this? Why fight?
The tired me is talking again. She is louder than usual.
What does that mean?
She does this when she is scared. Afraid of failing. Afraid of succeeding.
Standing here, staring out into the world,
Memorized how the hills roll like smooth waves on the ocean,
The songs of Whippoorwills echo through the wooded area,
The beauty and purity of the song makes my heart flutter
School.Not always thought of as awesome. But I am able to experience it with her. So it is indeed awesome.
Struggle.
Even when things seem to be terrible
View all the good things to make life repairable
The most exhilarating feeling comes from choosing how you live - on your own terms.
Nothing should take that away from you.
How may I see, when there is nothing there?
But twas in the shade of the night
Is the fare lady of the sires’ mare
As she shines in the essence of light
May I take her up of my stead fairly
The rush of a warm shower
The sound of my favorite album on reply
The comfort of my own bed
The security of a roof over my head
My cat's silly antics
Everything is awesome. That is quite true. Everything is awesome. Just like me and you. We are all awesome in our own way. We are all awesome, you can tell by everything we say.
Since May ninety-seven she's stood by my side,
As she smiled and kissed and hugged me tight,
And year following year she's been my guide;
BEEP! BEEP! Covers over my head and burrow into that cool pillow.
Too early. Too late last night. Too much work, too much think about.
Then, I remember. I remember her. Her smile, her smell, her limbs like a willow
Have you ever really stopped to smell the roses? No seriously, have you? Well the smell is glorious.
Have you ever realized how amazing it is to sip that tangy cup of orange juice in the morning? It's great.
Are you on top of world or is the world on top,
imaginations can be creations as long as they don't stop,
some people you might have to block,
to keep your dream on lock,
Men are not gentle.
In our world, we must be strong.
But our world is wrong.
I was frozen, still.
Trapped inside a wooden box.
Until you saw me.
You opened my eyes.
I used to pray for a son.Could you imagine a little baby boyWith big brown eyes and chocolate brown skin;With an imagination so big that the whole world could fit in.
The world is filled with an unsurmountable level of kindness
When I remember where I put it
When I'm forgetting... something
When I fall asleep in the park
When I get the perfect frappuccino
When I find what I wasn't looking for
When I get that off my chest
As I sit here writing this,
A cube of red substance sits on my arm.
The slippery, liquidy solid,
That came from dust and water.
The wondrous fluid that holds its shape.
To Be An Ant
We may see an ant's life as small
but they have dreams as big as us.
They may be small in body but they're 10 times strong in mind.
Beginning in a world young and new, that is awesome. Growing up learning and understanding what you can do, that is awesome.
There's this place that is my favorite,
It is big and spacious and at times loud,
A gathering place for most to tell about their lives.
Laughter and tears are shared here,
hugs and love are common.
Beauty bears a thousand faces,
Some less than obvious
The darkest paths in life
Can hold the richest treasures
Everything is awesome.
You might ask “why?”
Finding reasons is simple
For one as awesome as I.
I have a roof over my head
And some shoes on my feet.
I have coats for the winter
Everything is awesome,
is what a child’s movie told me.
It told me that life was awesome, people are awesome,
and that awesome was what I should see.
I didn’t feel like everything was awesome one day.
The black crow crows
The heavens await
Hearts full of hate
Meaning of life
Nothing
Metaphors, similes, examples
To cause the brain more strife
Life causes corruption
I Am Awesome
Sometimes it's hard to see
With the world and their pictures
Of what perfect should be
I Am Awesome
I can't lie and say it's not hard
But only I truly know what's in my heart
My Palms are Always Sweaty
I have ten pimples on my face
and I almost never brush my hair.
The human body
Is awesome.
Heart pumping furiously
Lungs expanding beautifully
Pushing the desperately needed
Oxygen through intricate veins.
Immune system fighting
Plug ‘em in your ears, feel the vibes
You might wanna bring ‘em along for a long, long ride
Feel the smoothness and rhythm in your chest
Volume ALL the way up – is how to enjoy it best
The touch of a hand
A joke in the dark
Secrets be told
Midnight laughter
Tears drop from the eyes
They dampen the shirt
A warm, lingering embrace
Needed comfort
I cannot tell you how many times I have fallen in love with you.
With the way you raise me up to shine for you,
Or the way you humble me to settle into the background.
The things I like are plentiful,
And now I shall name a few.
Because liking things is wonderful,
Both for me and you
I like dogs and cats
And literate rats
Pretty skirts and dresses,
My car got towed
So I have more chances to ride with friends
My cat ran away
So I get to meet my neighbors
My power went out
So I can experience camping indoors
Everyday that you wake up is an awesome day.
You're breathing.
Is that not enough?
You create your day.
You can make it awesome.
So, everyday is an awesome day.
We are among a chose generation.
We are children, young, inquiring and dreaming.
We are learning, growing and inspired by everything.
We are students visionaries, creating, planning and living.
Prom Queen.
I was on homecoming court in high school.
Everyone knew I would be,
I knew I would be.
I was on prom court in high school.
Life isn't as bad as it seems,
yes there are hardships and yes there is pain,
but why focus on the bad when there is so much good to gain?
We are breathing,
we get to see the sun shine and the stars glow
Watching fireworks up in the sky,drinking coffee on a Saturday,hearing stories from my grandpa's friend, Mr. Fry,kneeling by my bed to think and pray,my favorite song and the windows down,
In… Out…, In…Out…
Breath, Kari. Just breath
In… Out…, In…Out…
From greatness you have been conceived
The internal pressure steadily rises
And threatens to implode
I thought and drew
The plan for my life
No struggle to see
Clear and planned
Determination, demmand
A straight path ahead
Nothing to fear
Creeping over like fog
Sometimes I just need to be alone. Sometimes, being alone could be the death of me,
putting it lightly. But most of the time,
I just need to listen to music.
Be it that new song from “Soupy”
Now You See Me.
I’m here.
I never left. But the thing is, you left me vulnerable. You left me unknown, unclear, and so confused. Basically, you left. You left me.
You say I never smile when I look at you
But it's because these feelings in my chest are petrifying
Like hospital shocks after death
Awesome: adj. causing or inducing awe; inspiring an overwhelming feeling of reverence, admiration, or fear:
I find it disgusting that people are so ignorant
I find it startling that women are not equal to men
I find it appalling that some children are deprived of nutrients
I don't know where I am. Well, If I am lost does that mean I am somewhere? If lost is some type of parallel universe where misfit things go then I guess im not really lost I am found.
Everything is awesome, wouldn't you agree?
From the hot summer nights to the cool winter breeze
Going out on Halloween night for some sweets,
Walking around in costumes and saying "trick or treat"
Laying on the floor
At the bottom of a pit
Created in my mind
All the light drained from the world.
A rope fell to the bottom
Brushing my hand
Begging me to grab on.
What does it take to make you happy?
What do I have to do to make you smile?
Where's your paradise?
What would you give to wake up there every day?
Surrounded by ocean blue,
People always say that everything is terrible
that life is so awful and completely unbearable
but they don't really think that, at least not all the time
'cause life is pretty great, it's really sublime
Focus on Every Blossom
By: Hannah
The strife of life tends to take up all our time
There is a boy,
He sits in the corner
And says nothing.
He does speak what he feels
For fear they will strike him down.
They will call him names.
Fag.
Gay they will call him
Not one that goes with the other
Not your average definition
No rhyme
No hidden message
Just things, things I find awesome
Just a tick tock
Just hot air
Just a trace with a finger
Music is awesome and that is for sure
The one thing in life that will always stay pure
It helps me through bad times
Plays for the good times
band to choir
those were some good times
music oh music
It's awesome when you get to laugh about the stupidest things with your best friend.
It's awesome how you get to share everything about yourself to 1 person, and they accept and love you for who you truly are.
Her exceptional beauty; astonished many
Her graceful elegance; pleased the elders
Tall, strong she stood
Encouraging nature to flourish within
Streams and across valleys
You are so lucky to be here
Living on this Earth,
For all the odds indicate
That you would never have lived here
On this tiny speck
In the middle of nowhere
In the cold depths of space.
Words can't describe this feeling I feel, its real
its more than I can dream it's an awesome thing.
That thing is awesome its so unreal God gave me this but yet I still.
Family is love
Surrounded by family, is surrounded but love
They might no be family
But they love you as much as family does
Without family there's no love
And therefore nothing is connected
I wear my tears with Pride
Pride that end of the day we’ll all be smiling
My smile is filled with Hope
Hope that in the end everything will turn out Right
I can never Right my wrongs but I know the Consequences
The world is so cold we say
but it doesn't have to be
We say that the skies are gray
but isn't it you who chose them that way?
See we have two options in this life:
to live, to die
to whither, to fly
Everything is Awsome
Live
like you have everything to gain
Love
like your milk and you see an oreo
Laugh
like you have the whiskers of a million kittens all over your body
Feel
As the tears flow i sit there reflecting
All the hurt
All the pain
All the resentment
You put me through
Is this really worth my tears?
I wasn't put here to be unhappy
Soft Gentle Breezes.
Echoing Warmth.
Laughter Ablaze;
My Heart Swells,
With
Abundance of Jubilant Tears.
A Crown of Triumph
Rests
On this Ebony Kinky Coils.
This morning was a blur
I got up, took care of my animals, then cleaned my chores
Same routine, every morning
Nothing seems to change
Then there's him
That guy I wait for everyday
You heard with the choir singing loud
Our God is an Awesome God,
He reigns from heaven above
With wisdom, power, and love
Our God is an Awesome God
The mericful and loving God
Splendid and magnificent is daytime
In the heart of the bustling Charminar*
Lively and congenial are the people
Bargains become rhythms of the bazaar
When given an opportunity
You kind of just sit there
And let it pass by
Because it is unlikely
That taking it would do
Anything.
But then you think
And you think
Think some more
Her hair is the color of fire, or the red in a Kansas sunset.
Eyes that change with her mood; deep blue when she's vexed, a light green when she's content.
She's all about business, but still has fun when it's time.
A powerful genetic disorder
mutation of the genes
Passed down through heredity
proclamations of this rare disease
A variety of different types
yet no cure to be
One kind in particular
Black is awesome
Black is beautiful
Black is the color before one's closed eyes about to dream,
Black is the color of Mother Earth's soil which nature lives from,
Black is onyx and obsidian,
I didn't choose the life I have
I didn't set my place
People have hurt me
abused and cursed me
And I've been stitching myself together
So I may not be perfect
Rain, rain, rain is all it ever does here,
Perhaps to remind us of all the pain it still is very unclear,
My world was dark ,
The sky was grey,
And everything fell to pieces slowly slipping away,
I would like to say,
for the record,
I hate my hair being pulled from the root
as much as the next person.
I hate spit even more --
especially the kind that is streaked down my arm or
Home
by Kynzi DePriest
it's a melody.
it welcomes you after a long day
at work or school,
giving you comfort you need.
but that's too generic for me.
Everything is awesome
Variety; Vivacious Vitality
Equal Empowerment Everywhere
Refreshing Raindrops
You, me, and everybody
Technology To Talk, Text, and Travel
Humans Holding Hands
I’ll never understand people,
Always pointing out the negative.
Always giving reasons why we shouldn’t.
Always asking “why” instead of “how”.
“This world is just terrible” is what they all say,
The pitter patter of your footsteps upstairs.
Optimus Prime and Thomas the Train.
The way you view the world
With a pure, childish innocence.
For years, I asked and pleaded
Life is difficult at times
like attempting to make a poem the rhymes
but we must have the courage to stand up and say
Have you asked yourself"What's the meaning of Life?"Happiness, wealth, dealing with strife?
Look up at the wondrous sky towering above you and you'll realize life is not so bad
Spread your toes in the cool, thriving soil and you'll realize life is not so bad
Art is beautiful.
And by all definitions, awesome.
It makes us feel something invisible.
Something that makes us want to blossum.
It makes nothing seem trivial.
To be recognized as awesome.
Wrongs
Blind me to the point of exhaustion
Hurt done to me, faults of my own
But then a hug,
A kindness, a voice opens
my eyes to the amazing
Family related by bonds not
Not everything that glitters is gold ,
although the past is in the past.
There are things in life that make us a stronger human being and there is nothing wrong with that.
I couldn't be happier than I am with you.
Your hand in mine, warm and soft. You pulled me in close,
But not close enough, your heartbeat sounding as if
It were a work of Beethoven as you spun me
You’re Alive. Maybe barely, maybe hardly. But you are alive. You possess life, right now: there is a pulse running from your fingertips to your toes. So, smile.
Her ability to listen and hear what is said.
Helping with any situation and always Giving her love.
Her laugh puts A smile on my face.
Being with her, a good time is Bound to happen.
It's Summer
There is Netflix
No School
WiFi
YouTube
Paper Towns
Tumblr
Food
Sleep
Oh the endless sleep that some of us recieve....
Lazy days
Plato believed that we’d never understand anything around us
because everything around us is the palest of illusions
veiling their true definitions.
In which case, I’m screwed
An awesome person is:
A person that will lend a helping hand,
Whenever he or she has the opportunity,
Even if it means having less monetary wealth;
The world is headed towards destruction. Nowhere to run. Nowhere to hide. Before the time comes, I must realize life is one aspect that can't be compromised. Step by step I walk a thin line; a line between dark and light.
Things were falling apart
It seemed like no one was there
Alone in my head and alone with my tears
Being awesome means that you're able to express yourself the way you want.
Being aweome is being able to love yourself the way you are.
Being awesome is standing up to what you believe in.
When trees begin to dance, swaying in rhythm with wind
And birds together in chorus, requiem for the loss:
Look, a bucket
Full of water
In the rain.
The bucket - His hands;
The water - the world;
The raindrops - you, me.
If I possibly end up on the other side of the country, which is the plan, who am I supposed to go to when those who "raised" me are no where to be found?
Tick Tick
TIck Tick
Swoosh
Swoosh
Swoosh
Lub Dub
Lub Dub
Lub Dub
The monarch grazes the water with its tiny extentions
The river draws near
Only to shyfully return
They're that friend that's always there.
Their laugh, that smile, it resignates everywhere.
For some strange reason their warmth always invades your own
and it's amazing.
The aching feeling in your chest
Sometimes may not feel the best
But if you continue to push trhough
All of those negative thoughts will subdue
For now enjoy what you have
Instead of what you want
It's the little things in life, those aha moments, that are awesome.
Approaching a red light as it turns green.
A person holding the door for you.
Butterflies in your stomach.
The smell of fresh coffee.
My dad hated me
I need to find you
My mom hated me
I need to find you
My sister hated
I needed to find you
My grades were slipping
But then I found you
I loved life
Children, God's awesome cure
for a society oh so impure.
By finding light in dark places,
with eyes blind to races,
and hearts overflowing with joy,
with mouths that harvest no ploy.
We run outside, time to play.
It starts to rain, well, that's okay.
We try to catch drops, in our mouths.
Whew, we say, that cooled us down.
While running about, the sun comes out, and that just made our day.
Once upon a dream,
I dreamt of a light
It burned my skin and it shone too bright
Once upon a dream,
I dreamt about the snow
But it was cold and I nearly froze
Once upon a dream,
A daughter depends on her mom like a soldier depends on his men,
When she stumbles and falls, her mother is always there;
She will grasp her hand, and guide her through rough waters,
Everything is AWESOME!
First of all, there's flight.
How can anything stay up in spite
Of gravity and human thoughts?
Initially, we all thought the world was flat.
Now we know that idea is old hat.
My Focus moves from TV to what is around. Dull buzz from the tv next door. The sounds of the house are low hums and small paws across the tile floor.
My parents could never help me with my homework.
Everything is awesome.
I learned to teach myself and became a better student for it.
My father was an addict.
Everything is awesome
The other day I felt down and sad,
I had so many problems I could not deal with,
The thoughts kept buzzing making me mad,
All the bad was unreal, a horrifying myth.
I could not handle it, so I sat back and thought,
I wake up every morning
Only to live another day,
To block away the world
as I continue
I am glad to have woken up in this world.
Even though we experience pain time will heal
Even though there is evil there is good
Even though people starve we get a meal
We are thankful for this world.
Yearning is the worst possible feeling, for the simple fact that your mind, body, and soul crave something that just isn't meant for you yet.
Everything's not awesome!
Well... sometimes...
Things get you down,
Ointment's full of flies.
I was once told
By Maya Angelou
That nothing's gonna work
Until I do.
When everything sucks
Everything is awesome
Take a look at what the world has to offer.
From the deep blue sky
lightning quicker than the blink of an eye
The wonders of the earth make the heart grow softer
The sun's warmth dances
on my freckled face.
I close my eyes and
feel the breeze play with my hair.
An old rock tune blares out
Poetry is my words.
On Paper, I have a cascading waterfall,
And I can run freely,
Like being released to natural habitat
I can write about childhoods torn away,
Not by the monsters under our beds,
Life is the sum of experiences,
That we encounter as we go through every day and every second.
Life is awesome.
So awesome, that people on earth can’t believe what we see.
**I wrote this poem a few years ago. It was one of those night's where I couldn't fall sleep. This relates to the prompt because sometimes the unknown can be awesome.
Everything is Awesome Scholarship Slam
More often than not
Dullness is bought
People settle for and accept
The subpar, the inept
But, with the world my muse
The world is awesome
everything in its place
where it's suppose to be
Ever wonder deeply how everything is so unique
so special and awesome
awesomeness surrounds us
everything different and awesome
I start up my mornings with a nice early shower.
That’s how I start my day. You may start that way too.
Perhaps you prefer evenings for taking showers,
But does that make me more awesome than you?
I'm glad thatsomehow we endedup in the desertat four in the morningbecause now I knowthe true blues ofpre-dawn.
The bookstore looms at the end of the street
Its cinderblock walls tower over those walking below
My mom she's one of a kind
she's not a mother of three or two just one which makes her mine
shes been there for me since I was in diapers
she even stuck through it all when she felt down and tired
I live in Racine Wisconsin its a pretty awesome town
I love each part of it theres never a reason to frown
The beach on Lake Michigan is only ten minutes away
Its an absolutely awesome place to spend a summer day
That's not real.
That's impossble.
You can't do that.
Wake up!
Get your head out of the clouds
Be Realistic
NO! Not a chance.
I'm staying right here.
sunshine is awesome
so are my cats
my dog is awesome
as are my friends
we all get along
so well, every day
how is this real life
do i have to graduate?
I want to be so in love that it'll have me randomly stop in my tracks and have me thinking "How could I have possibly deserve a love like this?"
Apparition upon pristine country,
Without contents in the empty gray pack.
Music in the presence of the low star,
I see resource ready for the ransack.
These can assist me to thrive thus far.
Everyone can be who they want to be
Whether that's cool or special or part of a team
Everyone can do what they want to do
As long as they comply with rules and laws too
Everyone can go where they want to go
Not many people believe in magic,
but it is always there,
like a mere silver lining.
or a brush of paint across a
ragged,
bumpy,
white canvas.
When one good word can make someone smile,
What would a phone do without a battery?
A phone is lonely without a battery
It's useless without power running through
What use will it be without a battery?
It's nothing without a battery
The System is Corrupt.
Illegals are distraught
Judged a criminal before he talks.
The other an alien from another planet is he not?
This is America Land of the Free
Arroz con habichuelas, las telenovelas. (Rice and beans, Hispanic soap operas)
Dark skin is not equivalent to sin.
Puerto Rican I am, I am Puerto Rican.
Everyday there are victims of sexual assault that’s not recorded or taken seriously. Many don’t even realize what they are doing or what this person is doing to them. Its either sexual assault from family members or people you don’t even know.
Life as we know it.
It holds us still and spins us around.
It whirls us back, and knocks us to our backs.
As I lay, I think on it; life.
It's a miracle.
I stare at the mirror and ask myself who are you,
But I can't find the words to answer.
Bullied most of my life, I start to feel what they see.
The wind carries a giggle
Hearing that sound makes me light up
A smile lies beneath
This letter is for the son whos life was snatched away and drowned in a lake of hatredbecause he was suspected to have whistled at a white woman
As time goes by and we get older,
we think of the things this world has to offer.
I can date, I can do.
Time and space travel isn’t as far as it may seem.
It doesn’t take lots of science or a laser beam.
It is not magic but simply a state of mind
That can take anyone anywhere their mind can find.
Baby girl was always far away from me
Due to the fact that she wasn't biologically mine
I fell in love with her mother from a state or two away
But that never stopped with how much my love from them grew
Most people search for the meaning of life in about anything
This ranges from religion to science and they never find it
This is because the meaning of life was never hiding in the first place
Everything; that's awesome.
You need only to believe it.
But everything ain't what I've got.
So let me tell you why I'm screaming.
In the city people act as though their lives are worth a dime
Sounds rushing by
The pressure
Builds
Heavy filth rising to the surface
Lead organs sinking
Anger, hate, disgust
Rising, building
Suffocating
Flash! Flash!
Breaking down
At the age of five I felt alone, deep inside no one was home. Walking around gloomy, felt like I was doomed. No one to turn to, no confidant. At the age of ten I wass dragged, someone pulling and I couldn't fight back.
The clear crisp call of chimes so high,Bluebirds racing across the sky,The wind that whispers in your ear,So cold and fresh, “I am here!”Bright hills of green, with frosted dew,
