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Defying Gravity is the 2011 Nathan Hale
Elementary Grade 5 Poetry Anthology. This
year’s poets want the world to
know that they cannot be
defined in their abilities or
destiny. We can be anything we
want to be. We are limitless in
our potential. We cannot be held
down or stopped! We will be
successful. We hope you
enjoy this year’s anthology. It contains a
lot of heart, soul, and love. We are fly!
~~The Architects of Change~~
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2011 @r]hit_]ts of Ch[ng_
—po_ts who ^_fy gravity
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H[k__m Cunningh[m j_[nn[_ p_n[ Nikhi[ ^[vis @ntonio Ro^rigu_z-spotts
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Isi[h lu] Willi[ms M[xw_ll Willi[ms
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Poetry
by Nyzaun King
Poetry is special
It’s stronger than
Superman on steroids
and deeper than a bottomless pit
It’s a way of expressing yourself--
it’s your feelings and emotions
Poetry is all about creativity
You can make a poem
anyway you want to…
BIGBIGBIGBIG or small
It doesn’t matter
It can change
the lives of
other people
and YOU!
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Black & Beautiful
by Franchesca Salamanca
Black and beautiful
Native color
Brilliant and courageous
We are all shades of black
Caramel, vanilla, chocolate
And more
We’re here to stay
We know our ancestors
Built our world
Imagine…we…all colors of black,
Were the first kings and queens
We are “Black Miracles” with a dream
And our dreams will come true!
We need to tell our ancestor’s stories
We are black and beautiful
Don’t forget that color does matter
Black Is Beautiful!
Earth
by Brandon Anderson
the Earth is alive
we destroy it everyday
we will implode home
Tough
by Anthony Louis
Cool, awesome, and never backs
down
Always staying cool and positive
Always staying dominate and never
easy to break
Always staying strong and durable
Burning Inside
Poem on Sickle Cell Anemia
by Maxwell Williams
I see lights shining
Waiting on me to say something
But I just can’t do it
I’m sorry
But it’s just…
burning inside!
Please help me
Cool it
DOWN!
It’s burning me into
… pieces
It hurts so bad
It feels like a volcano---
---erupting
It burns so badly….
--it’s so hot!
I still try to keep my head up
even though…
It’s BURNING INSIDE!
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NATEYJAH
by Tiauni Castro
Never gives up
Awesome everywhere she goes
Terrible at soccer
Extraordinary
Young but older than me
Joy of everyone she meets
Active at recess
Hard-headed
Snakes
by Zaire Sealey
A
Master
of surprises
sneaksssssssss
up on things
without a trace
or trackssssss
its very smart—
a moving piece
of art
Boston
by Alicia & Franchesca Salamanca
Golden dome on Beacon Hill
glistening in the sun
looking over the Common
and keeping an eye
on the swan boats
paddling around the pond.
home to the Sox, Pats, and Bruins
noisy and infamous
historical
lights everywhere
ducklings and goslings waddle
through the garden
stopping traffic on Storrow
HONK! HONK!
Fort Hill, Cedar Street, RCC, Nathan Hale
goats and chickens
barnyards and neighborhood gardens
basketballs and hula hoops
rise and shine
school time
yellow buses and kids
waiting for summertime.
Adventures in the MOS and BPL
Jumping from place to place
Staring a T. Rex in the face
Lickin our lips
full of hood and j.p. licks
Don’t forget Chinatown
Dudley Square
Copley Place
lots of shops and cafes
Don’t you see
we love our city
and its magic trace!
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I Am…
by Constatin Ngankam
I am fast, strong,
and bold like
Superman
with the strength
of 20 men
And a cape that
flows smoothly
like a sea
breeeeeeeeeeze
My muscles are
big and strong
Like the world’s strongest man,
I’m fast like Tom Brady throwing
touchdown passes to Wes Welker
My smooth caramel eyes are like chocolates
fresh from the factory
They put the spotlight on me.
I’m cool like Lebron James doing a
360-behind-the-back-in-between-the-legs
dunk on Ray Allen
I’m like a bobblehead funny bear in your
head.
This is who I am.
Me
By Elexxus Ryan
She has that sassy, classy,
“don’t care attitude”
She never cares about
what anyone else thinks
She’s optimistic and can never keep a
smile from her face no matter what
the situation is
She always has her head held up and
never lets anyone bring her down
She thinks she is the greatest person
in the world, regardless of what
anyone may tell her
She’s as independent as the 4th
of July
and has a heart made of pure 24 carat
gold
~~UNBREAKABLE~~
Texas Long Horn Boy
By Hakeem Cunningham
He’s explosive like an angry bull
but funny and cool
He laughs loudest over the craziest
things
He makes everything fun even when
its boring
He loves macaroni & cheese
and lasagna—just like Garfield, the cat
but he’s not a cat—
he’s more like a mountain goat
and he’s my friend, MAXWELL
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Constatin
by Anthony Jackson
His mouth is louder than a family of
monkeys
His feet move like cheetahs on an
African safari
His bright brown eyes shine like the
sun.
Courtney
By Courtney Joyce
She has beautiful caramel skin
She’s the chubby looking one
The shy and sensitive one…
Yeah…she’s the short one…
No…I’m the cool and fly one
The smart one…
The one who doesn’t cause fights
Or get into trouble
I’m Courtney Darnell Armstrong-Joyce
Dramatic in a Good Way
By Ariah Harris-Mays
He’s as energetic as a monkey
He’s jumpy as a kangaroo but
He’s everything you need to have fun
He’s like a jack-in-a-box
He’s a one man marching band but
He’s always got your back…
And he’s a good friend
Tiauni
By Tiauni Castro
Tiauni
Fast, friendly, kind
Daughter of Tauri & Jose Ortiz
Lover of music, family, and friends
Who feels excitement, fear, and
sadness
Who needs care, joy, and peace
Who gives love, happiness, and
friendship
Who fears death, loss, and floods
Who wants to see Paris & New York
Castro-Ortiz
Mr. Martin
By Kobey Downie
Mr. Martin is as smart as
12 MIT & Harvard students combined
He’s cooler than ice
Fresher than a Lamborghini
He could teach a horse to jump
He makes a brain expand to its fullest
potential
He’s as unique as a snowflake
He helps me defy gravity
When hard obstacles get in my way
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Big Mouth
by Khaya Monteiro
Yap…yap…yap…
Why won’t she stop….
TAAAAAAAAAAAAAALLLKING?
She’s like a radio that won’t shut off!
I mean…she won’t even pause for
commercial breaks…
She has the greatest imagination
and is a great best friend.
If you are with her and start up a
conversation…
BRING DUCK TAPE!
Yep…you’ll see when you start talking
to her
But other than that
She’s smart and sweet
But still something has to be done
with that BIG MOUTH of hers!
Anthony
by Anthony Jackson
his swagger, his style is better than
anyone elses
his beautiful eyes just draw the girls in
when he speaks…its sounds like angels
from heaven
he’s the most intelligent kid you’ve
ever seen…
and he can save the world from
people who don’t like it.
Beautiful Me
By Nateyjah Summers
I’m not any beauty queen
I’m just a beautiful me.
I’m more beautiful than the sunset
rising over the sea.
I’m not just the average girl.
I’m the princess wearing her mother’s
pearls.
I don’t care what you see me wear
Just look…please don’t stare
I make myself into what I want to be
I’m no beauty queen…just a beautiful
beautiful me.
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Nikhia
by Nikhia Davis
Nikhia
funny, kind, crazy, math-minded
sister of Nyjia, Nyari, C.J., and Shaveif
lover of the summer, laughter, beach,
and Courtney
who feels mad when traveling, lonely
in the dark, and angry over extra class
work
who needs alone time, respect, and
love
who gives help, laughter, and kindness
who fears hunger, weirdness, and
after school
who would like to see animals not get
hurt, nice hot weather, and the beach
Davis
Chulo
By Jayden Sanford
Who is Chulo?
Who is 12 inches tall?
Who is playful all the tiem?
Who loves my face with his wet nose?
He is Chulo.
Who is smelly?
Who is clumsy?
Who likes to play in the grass?
Who stares at you when you are eating?
Who gently bites my fingers?
Who violently tears the head off his
mermaid toy?
Who likes to be picked up like a baby?
He is Chulo.
Who likes to race me across the hallway
and bark every time he wins?
Who jumps up to my hip with excitement
every time he first sees me?
Who walks around my house with toilet
paper and sockets in his mouth and makes
me laugh?
Who is my friend?
He is Chulo.
Anthony
By Anthony Louis
Always mad but most of the time
laughs in class
He gets in trouble for the same thing
every time—YELLING!
He’s hyper to the point people think
he ate too much candy
He’s obsessed with Dragon Ball Z
One day he will stop talking
But not now
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Constatin
by Isiah Luc Williams
He shoots….He Scores!
He dunks…WoooHoo!
We call him Lebron James!
When he lays it up…
We call him Dwayne Wade!
When he shoots a three…
We call him Mario Chalmers!
On Defense…
He acts like a fool
He gets put on the spot…
SWISH! CUFF! SWISH! CUFF!
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
Here Lebron comes down the court
And gets dunked on…
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
She
By Jeannae Peña
She talks like there’s not going to be a
tomorrow
She makes people laugh because of
her funny jokes
She always wants to beat someone in
a race
But when she loses
She’s as mad as a monkey that got his
banana stolen
She claim she’s as independent as the
Fourth of July
And I think that’s the truth
22 Good Things About Kobey
by Kobey Downie
Kind
Outstanding
Brilliant
Excellent
Young
Informative
Studious
Strong
Muscular
Achiever
Respectful
Transformer
Awesome
New
Determined
Tall
Honor Roll
Effective
Brave
Exciting
Scholar
Terrific
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Uncle
By Antonio Rodriguez-Spotts
Why die on me now?
It’s like my heart has broken up into a
million pieces
Day after day
I feel like
I’m nothing or nobody
I need you here with me
Why did you go?
It wasn’t your time
I wasn’t ready for you to go
I remember the time you took me
To the sprinkler
I had the time of my life!
Mom
by Nyzaun King
My mom is
the most sweet, beautiful and serene
woman I’ve ever met
I love her and she loves me
Our bond is unbreakable like a steel chain
We stay connected forever
We stand together
Mother and Son
Love ya,
forever and Ever
Father
by Maurice Tate
Father, don’t die!
Please… just don’t die
You must be there
You are one of a kind
Father, I will die
To keep you alive
Father I love you!
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United States of the Ghetto
By Brandon Anderson
How are we United?
People just want money.
Some of us don’t even have a penny.
Nobody thinks twice about shooting
you.
Nobody cares.
But…You’re worth it!
Do they see it?
Life is important
They don’t know it
You…could change that
Show us you could be…the hero
Help us stop brothers from killing
other brothers…
--who are just murdering for
money
Help us help our community
One step can help…all of us
It’s better than getting a million bucks
in candy!
Nateyjah
by Nateyjah Summers
Nateyjah
funny, creative, pretty, loveable
sister to James, Cynnarra, Ashlea,
Olivia, Jina, Jurell, Jasmine, and Corey
lover of all the good food in the world,
God’s home, and all good people
who feels grateful for all my siblings,
friends, and health
who needs more food in her system,
to be noticed, and to be more kind
who gives all she can, all her strength,
all the time
who fears spiders, hunger, and NO
MONEY
who would like to see more
excitement, more stunts, and less
violence
Summers
Poetry
by Brandon Anderson
Poetry is emotion
That gets put on a page
Sometimes it also
Unravels all the rage
It’s natural
It comes from the inside
Don’t let it hide
Let it out
Just shoouuuuuuuuuuuuuuut!
Show em you got
What it takes
Your poetry makes no mistakes!
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Football
by Brandon Bagalue
& Hakeem Cunningham
Ready!
Set!
Hut!
raging bulls
now we form
the other team’s tough
football is a great game
we won every game
Ha Ha Ha!
Ha Ha Ha!
We swept them!
Ready!
Set!
Hut!
across the field
a human shield
but we are rough
but it involves lots of pain
the other team’s lame
We are rough!
We are rough!
We brought the pain!
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Father
by Aishah Abdurrashid
& Amani Lopez
He’s always here and there trying to
make sure we have what we need.
Making sure we’re not late for school
He’s great at teaching and always
makes sure none of his students are in
trouble
He could be rough at times because its
always one of his kids in trouble or
about to be
But at the end of the day he’s still my
father
What we need is to be fed everyday.
We always like to get paid.
And to make sure we have our tools.
He wants us not to tumble.
And for us to have sweet dreams
At the end of the day I love him
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Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood
by Nyzaun King
Silence!
Slowly slipping through the shadows
Silence!
Silence!
I call the brotherhood—of assassins!
Silence!
Silence!
Yes, Brother…It is done!
Silence!
Silence!
Looking for a quick kill!
Silence!
Silence!
Our target…eliminated!
Silence!
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Hungry
by Ariah Harris-Mays
& Sumiko Nelson
Hungry!
That’s the sound we hear inside our
stomachs
More Pizza!
Hungry!
That’s the sound we hear from sweaty
pedestrians!
More grits!
Hungry!
That’s the sound we hear from crying
mice!
More tacos!
It’s a strike!!!
More tuna!
Hungry!
That’s the sound we hear from people
marching!
More Ice Cream!
Hungry!
That’s the sound we hear from people
who didn’t eat breakfast!
More cheese!
Hungry!
That’s the sound we hear from hungry
Mexicans!
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Stop & Stare
by Alicia Salamanca
Stop Now!
Let me speak
stop this madness in the world
stop whatcha doing
this world needs some
Love and peace
We don’t need more war or violence
No…what we need is each other
Stop and pause
Stop and breathe
Stop and stare
Spoken Words
by Zaire Sealey
Violence happens too often in our
neighborhoods
You see someone one day and the
next day—they’re gone
We lose the people we love
It comes so unexpectedly
I wish it would just stop
And we could live in peace.
We have the right to live our lives the
way we should
Without someone interrupting it
Life is precious
And it shouldn’t be wasted
On senseless acts of violence
Thinking
by Brandon Bagalue
Son… Think about what you are doing
--right here and right now
This will affect you
and you only
Pulling that trigger…
…the one in your hand
What is killing me going to do for you?
Is it going to make you tough or better
than me?
Is it going to make you a bigger thug
than the one you see in the mirror
every day?
No!
You better not!
Son…think about what you are doing
--right here and right now
Put down the gun and move on with
your life!
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Wave My White Flag
by Sumiko Nelson
My white flag is high,
I surrender!
I want a true…not false hopes
The war has to stop
All the fighting,
Kicking,
Punching
HAS TO STOP!
STOP THE SHOOTING,
STABBING,
KILLING
MURDERING
Please, hear my cry!
Please!
My white flag is waving high
I surrender!
Life Aint No Video Game
by Franchesca Salamanca
My life ain’t like a video game
If you die…you don’t get another life!
You only have one life to live…right now!
What do you do?
Where do you go?
My life isn’t moved by a controller…
You can roll the dice
And I hope you have good luck
you face 1000 of opponents in a video
game…
there’s short cuts and cheating codes
But in life…you’re going to face the
consequences…
And you can’t skip passed them or cheat.
There is no reset button
1-2-3…and then it’s all silent and you are all
by yourself.
Everything depends on the choices you
make: either you live or die!
This is my video game…
And I call it Life!
I Won’t Give Up
by Constatin Ngankam
I wish I could give up…
But I won’t!
Nothing will break my heart
--not even the dull pathetic wimps I see
everyday.
I will fight until I succeed and won’t show a
smile before I do.
I signify what’ important to me.
Money and fame don’t mean snot to me.
I’m special in my own way.
I’m not upset or happy.
It seems as if I’m the light in the background
But no I just rise as the day ends.
As I accelerate…
You just slow me down
You can’t take me down
I’m untouchable!
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D_fying Gr[vity
\y Mr. M[rtin I can’t wait to run into her again— Coffee shop in France, working on her third novel, Hair still pinned back, in a bun Carrying the throes of secret adventures around Europe…
He’s an ambassador now—leading a community group in Zambia—he’s showing the people how to build a medical lab to take care of their families… About 20 years from now, corkshell beads accenting her dreads, she’s chill, smelling flowers on the savannas of Ghana—SNAP! There’s another award winning shot for National Geographic—if only she would let the world see the secrets of beautiful Mother Earth! Business suit and still tough as nails—community activist, father, family man—he’s
the mighty protector of the community and loves it. Lawyer, entrepreneur, “the boss” –the road is looking up for this determined warrior who never stopped believing…with Morehouse, Columbia, and Harvard Law behind him…maybe he will run the world? Feminist, Attorney General—smile—drop dead gorgeous—but don’t be fooled—she’s a beast—No longer will women just stand by…Now they Run the World! HEROINE!
NO one can define the path you will journey… Not even I can color in a world where you are the centerpiece… Its now up to you… You are everything beautiful, unique, and breathtaking
Never allow anyone to tell you differently You are interesting, innovative, and invaluable Never allow someone to put you into a box You are especially designed with a purpose that will make this world a more magical place than you can imagine You lead
and we will follow You create And we will enjoy You live and we will breathe Your imagination, your realities, your destiny are above and beyond comprehension Soar…. Keeping Moving… Keep Flying… Even after you hit the ground…. Encounter an obstacle… Keep Moving…Keep Flying…. It will get better…. It will become more exciting…
You will get better… You will become more exciting… And…. And before you know it… You will have defied the odds
You will have defied the expectations of others… You will have defied the labels people want to place on you… You will have defied all air we breathe… You will have defied gravity!
LIVE!!!!!!!