Class Poetry: "Take a Look and Tell Me"

Take a look and tell me,
What you see in me,
This is what I see

I see a kid in a bad situation.
whos never going to go through salvation
And is going to be good in life,
So he could have a good a good difference for
a good price.

FT, age 12


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Take a look and tell me,
What you see in me,
This is what I see

I see a girl who just wants to be loved.
 Look closley, you'll see the pain in her eyes.
 Little do people know she too cries.
She wears a mask from night to sunrise.
Hoping no one see's through her lies.
She caries scars from her past.
She doesn't know how much longer she'll last?
She no longer believes in the word called love.
All that she can think about is what's waiting up above?!
She manages to keep her composure when people are around.
They wouldn't Understand her, so she dosen't make a sound.
Her heart is filled with untold secrets and pain.
There's no worth trying anymore, she has nothing left to gain.
It's so sad knowing that she'll never be the same....

VG, age 14

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Take a look and tell me,
What you see in me,
This is what I see

A trouble maker who never
learns beat me kick me I will
never learn I'm in a cage how
about you struck daily by hand
never learning what I need to
learn to survive

LH, age 14

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Take a look and tell me,
What you see in me,
This is what I see

I see a man lost in the world.  Thinks he
has to impress people.  to make people love
him.  I see a person who feels he has
to lie to kick it with the homies.
a person who has to lie to be happy
with a female.  A person who has
to lie to feel loved by others.
when I look at my self thats what
I see.

TG

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Take a look and tell me,
What you see in me,
This is what I see

I see some one who doesent know
what to and I see someone that
wants to do the wright thing and doesent
wan't to fall anymore and somebody who
doesent crawl except for when I stall.

MT, age 16

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Take a look and tell me,
What you see in me,
This is what I see

I see a girl trying to overcome every
mistake she's ever done and trying to
pull herself from the darkness thats
begun.

JW, age 17

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Take a look and tell me,
What you see in me,
This is what I see

I see a girl thats always mad.
dosint smile & is always sad
wishes she could fly & let the troubles just
pass her by.  She takes it day by day
hoping & praying soon everything will be okay!

JM, age 14

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Take a look and tell me,
What you see in me,
This is what I see

I see the pain in your eyes.
I see the hurt in disguise.
Wish that I could make it better.
Clearing up the stormy weather.
Helping you do your best.
Bypassing all the rest.

SMS, age 15

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Take a look and tell me,
What you see in me,
This is what I see

a mis under stood teenager
a poor young man trying to get by
a man with a low life
theres anger in and all round me
Dear god please help me
I always do my best
but I need help and guidance
from those all around me

JP, age 16