Roughly turning here I go, Down a road I will never know, Winding fast speeding through I Hope there’s nothing around you. Watching sharply as I turn Looking forward past the sky Seeing you kissing her Had just put pain in my eyes Knowing she’ll be your next date, I’ll have to learn to appreciate […]
Cold dark summer night after morning, blue ice flies would I know him like storms above? No.
I might be a preacher. I like to preach. I might be a teacher. I like to teach. I might be a model and take pictures on the beach. I might be like Martin and say a speech. I might be a singer. It’s fun to sing. I might be rich and buy a billion […]
Editors’ Note: “Informance” is a seminar offered at ARTech where the students finalize it by creating an extended monologue about themselves. I am a teenager trying to be different I am a child wanting to grow up I am an actress waiting for a line to make everyone smile I am the sun streaming through […]
I might be a doctor and help the sick. I might be a dancer of hip-hop and slick. I might be a teacher and teach the school. I might be the president, yeah that’s cool. I will be a person that learns, earns and gives. I will be a person that helps the good will. […]
Now that I’ve seen and heard the truth about the suffering of our people and what they went through during the Civil Rights Movement, this is what I’ll do to keep the struggle going. I will make good grades and stay in school. I don’t have to fight the same fight as my ancestors, but […]
Because of Dr. King, I will use his dream to continue my education. I’m blessed to know that somebody tried to make a better life for themselves and their African American future. Not only has Dr. King’s dream come true, but also others who strived during the Civil Rights Movement to make a better life. […]
With my tears, I will always love you. Through all the days I have been with you. Now I only have tears in my eyes and dreams that I will see you again. Through all the pain and sadness, I will always have my heart and soul for you. My eyes will always fill with […]
I was born in Thailand. I lived there for eight years with my family. There were schools but my dad would not allow me to go. He would often say, “Who needs education? It’s not like you are going to grow up to be doctors, lawyers or teachers.” My dad was telling me; “You got […]
If happiness was forever and money grew on trees If everyone found true love and everyone said please If roses weren’t red then violets couldn’t be blue but if you could say you loved me then i could say it too Gentle morning breeze to drift away the pain wash away the hurt With a […]