Fiction Writing Prompt: "3 Keys"

"You were just given three keys. 
They will open anything you want. 
Use your imagination! 

                   What do they open?"

"to A good life. to the front door of this Place [O&A]. to the point that I choose to mess up to get me here [O&A]."


"Freedom.  Happiness.  Fortune."


"1=freedom 2=happiness 3=A safe full of money and gold blocks." 


"Freedom. Learning. Success in life."


"This house [O&A]. Nissan Gtv. 1 million dollars."


"Dunkies smoke/skate shop. Cabin/house. Yamuha bullet bike custom tic."


"my door with girls in it. Mustang. Lambergini."


"a key to my girl's heart. a key to my city the ____. a key to  my sick caddi."


"One opens the door to freedom. two opens the door to success. three opens the door to happiness."


"Key 1 to Diablo lamborhgini. Key 2 open my house 4 years. Key 3 success in school to graduate."


"1=a Lamborgini murcealogo. 2=to a start over. 3=sicsessful life."


"family yeah! Life. Happiness."

Class Poetry: "The World Doesn't Understand"

The world doesn't understand
What's going on in me
So I be bad and show it in me
But now I understand so I could be Free
And I should let it out from now
So there wouldn't be any problems in our town.

FT, age 12

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The world doesn't understand
What's going on in me
Bottled up inside are the words I never said.
The feelings that I hid, the lines you never read.
You can see the pain in my eyes, Read it on my face.
Trapped inside are the lies of the past I can't replace.
Yesterday's are over, even though the pain is hot.
I can't help but blame myself for the homie who was shot :/!
When will this war end?
why do I have to pretend?
I seem so happy, I say I'm fine,
When straight-up, I'm dying inside.
I'm out hustlin the streets,
tryn'a come home with some money for my family and me.
I pray to the lord every night,
I ask for his guidance while I live my crazy life.
I ask him to please show me how to live my life right,
and to open my eyes, so I can finally see the light.
I'm locked away like an animal behind these brick walls.
Hoping one day, I'll be fee from it all.
And if I die before I wake,
I pray the lord my soul to take.

VG, age 14

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The world doesn't understand
What's going on in me
But I do I have a tumor
the size of a disco ball so
Id say I'm not that smart
and I have a friend who likes
to beat me and I get mad
and kill some fools

LH, age 14

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The world doesn't understand
What's going on in me
only I understand whats going on in
me, whats going on in me is a
little devil that wants to do bad
things. but also a angel that wants
to do good things.

TG

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The world doesn't understand
What's going on in me
Roses are red violets are blue, I'm
fighting for freedom how about you and
here I sit on this slab staring at the
wall while I am sad and when I go
home I will be glad to finally
be back with my fam and if I
return I will surley be stern because
I thing I deserve to show the world
what I have learned.

MT, age 16

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The world doesn't understand
What's going on in me
Triggers, urges, and temptations.
on the inside I'm dark, on the
outside I'm bright.  Those 3 things
are controling my life. My thoughts
are so overwhelming, my mind is filled
with only my past.  I have no idea how to
get rid of this.  I feel as if no one
understands what I'm going through.
no one feels the physical pain
Heroin is my life and I have
nothing else to gain.

JW, age 17

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The world doesn't understand
What's going on in me
I am slowly starting to break
even 1 more month I cannot take
I think of him & it breaks my heart
I sit & cry I no longer want to try

JM, age 14

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The world doesn't understand
What's going on in me
Wondering why I seem so down
looking towards me not the ground
always running from the truth
runnin in the same old group
takin some of the biggest risks
just to get some brand new kicks.

SMS, age 15

Poem: "Where's the Snow?"

I'm not sure if I know,
where in the world is snow?
In frantic, with folly,
in fields, no frost,
everything is lost.

When I yell out,
"Where's the snow?"
All I get is,
"I don't know."

Again, I frantically frolic,
still no frost, or frost bitten flowers.
Everything is green,
then I realize it is spring.

CW, age 15

Fiction Writing Prompt: "3 Keys"

 

 

"You were just given three keys. 
They will open anything you want. 
Use your imagination! 

                   What do they open?"

"1. the key to a perfect life  2. Key to freedom  3. Key to sucess"

"1. Key 1 opens a door to a free society.  2. Key 2 opens the door to my wisdom.  3. Key 3 opens the door."

"1. the first key open a door to my bank  2. key open a door  3. to get out of handcuff"

"To freedom. To all secrets of the government. Gates of heaven."

"1. Key A door to a giant safe with $10,000,000,000 billion  2. Key to my MCIZ Masserti with an ipod with Selena Gomez in the car  3. Key A key to any mansion in San francisco"

"The keys open Narnia and all of its adventures. Other key opens the gates of heven, so I can see all my family who've passed."

"The first key opens my vault with $100 million.  the second key opens an underground tunnel with something unknown.  The third key opens my car-2012 yellow lamborghini merciago."

"Key one opens my underwater skate park off the beach of California.  Key two opens the house I live in now because I it's the best place I've ever known.  Key three opens up my car garage were I work on cars and design new ones."

"a time machine. a purple lambergini. to my house well not really a house but a appairtment."

"These keys open happiness.  These keys open peace, internal peace and contentment.  These keys open up a house far in the middle of nowhere the house looks like a cabin almost.  Is completley refurbished and has acres of property and horses in the distance.  and nobody for miles."

"My private jet in Jamaica.  A million dollar treasure chest with a lot of blingage.  My heart."

"Key to Happiness, Trust love and new Beginning :) My Freedom. To My Heart!"

A teen's persuasive explanation of why he should "earn" candy

When the earth and the galexes and the stares and all the planets were created.  A story was created.  It has been passed down from generason from generason.  Some say the story is true some say it is a myth.  It is said that an old man that was thought to be a profite told the story for the first time.  the story is about a kid of the age sixteen.  He was locked up and sent away from his family and is is said that if the kid dose not resive the candy the end of the world will happen.  That is why people think that the world will end in 2012.  it is to be said that the kids home has sum.  If he also eats the candy every one will be better global warming will stop.

"One day..." Writing Prompt: everybody contributes a line

One day, I drove to Layton and went to the mall.
And I escaped from the prison block.
And I was chillin' with my friends, laughing for hours around this bonfire.
And I gave $1,000,000 to charity and then someone stole the money from a Loomis truck.
And I got drafted to the NFL as a 1st Rounder.
And I explained to them that they have to rule their lives with reason and integrity, not with emotions and irrationality.
And then I shot him out of self-defense and he fell and made an earthquake. 

The End.

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One day, I went to Valley Fair mall.
And I landed on my head snowboarding.
And I bought some numb-chucks.
And I went insane.
And I'm going to be alive.
And then I ate 30,000 cheeseburgers.
And I went home and slept forever.

The End.

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One day, I was walkin down the street and got picked up by the short yellow bus.
And I got in a fight with a ninja turtle.
And I got me some food to take home.
And then I bought a katana and sliced my chair in half while watching a show.
And I saw a platoon of soldiers and they were looking for me.
and I won the state championship game for my football team.
And I went to dinner with my baby girl.
And I went and watched a movie with my girl and some friends.
And I went to go drink grape juice but it spilled on the carpet.
And I married a midget firefighter.

The End.

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One day, I found $100.
And I went to go get me a brand new couch.
And I seen a fluffy bunny skipping down the street.
And I am really hungry.
And I got up and punched a clerk.
And I went and got some pizza and ate it.
And I was given a truck full of Coke & Sprite and prepared for WWIII with food, soda, and guns.
And I shaved all my hair off and there was a tattoo of a fluffy pink bunny on my head.

The End.

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

My Dream Job--a persuasive writing assignment

My Dream Job is Criminal Psycologist

Dear Sarah
i feel i am more qualifyed then most for this job Because i have all The Proper Schooling such as my doctoret witch i spent ten years & lots of money to educate myself for this Job.  i have also done my ful year of internship too.  The reason i want This Job is Because i want to help instatutionalized People like my Brothers to find the Problum under there skulls & help fix it.  I am a caring Person.  All i want is to help these convicts succseed as functional members of soceity.  So in the long Shot i want a chance to change the world in some small way.  So you should Partack in my changing of the world.

SC, age 16

My Dream Job--a persuasive writing assignment

My Dream Job is Fish & Game Officer

Dear Sarah,
I think I am a good canidate for this position.  I have studied in Science and biology.  I have also been through the required amount of police academy.  I think I would be great for this job, because I love the outdoors.  I love science and I love working and protecting animals.  I've been around hunters and campers, I also am one myself so I know how they think and know when and where it all happens.  Espessially potchers I have seen alot of them in my time hunting and in the outdoors, but haven't been able to do anything about it but call someone to stop it.  But by the time they get there, the potchers are long gone.  So please Give me this chance and opportunity to start saving and protecting the wild animals, and espessially the outdoors.

AC, age 17

Everybody Has a Story--"It's Over Baby"

---before I even get to the room I know whats happening.  My heart racing I know that he's doing it again.  I can hear loud piercing screams coming from my mother.  I am almost running down the hallway now.  I open the door and realize that my mother is bleeding.  Crying & screaming I see her laying on the floor as he continues kicking her.  He looks at me and smiles.  A burning feeling of rage engulfs me as I begin running towards him full force.  His body barely moves to the side.  The weight of my 7 year old body isn't able to do much.  I'm scared now, and I start yelling for my mommy, as she's yelling for him to stop.  The next thing I saw were his big hands, throwing me into our antique dresser.  My mom gets to her feet and pushes him away from me, her body almost falling in its weakness.  In the blink of an eye his belt is off his pants and in his hands.  He whips my mom one hard time to the face, making a gash in her cheek and her nose bleed.  As she turns away he continues to whip her back as she's screaming in agony.  "Don't! Stop!  Stop hitting my mommy!" I yell as I thrust my whole body at him, trying to help in anyway I can.  As the tears roll down my face I see the big body turn towards me, suddenly whipping at my shins-I fall to the ground, reaching for my mom.  He kicks me twice in the side before my mom pushes him away.  She picks me up and runs for the door.  SLAM...we hit the wall with another great push from the big man I once trusted.  I cant hear what's going on anymore.  We are both screaming and crying for help while he screams at us to keep quiet.  He's holding my mom by her neck now.  Im panicking, I don't know what to do.  I punch him in the back as hard as my tiny fists will let me.  I pull at his arms, pinching, biting, punching, & pulling.  he releases her finally, and her frail body falls to the ground as she gasps for air.  He kicks me hard behind my knees, and then I too fall to the ground.  He picks me up by the arms screaming "why don't you ever learn?!".  At that very moment I hear sirens and I begin screaming for help as loud as I possibly could.  He gives me one last shake, banging my head into the hard wall.  He runs, and I crawl to my mommy as she curls me in her bloody hands and cries to me saying "It's over baby, it's over."

TH, age 16

Everybody Has a Story--"Little Sister"

One life changing story for me is when my little sister was born.  having a new little sister I had to take on more responsibilities I had to be a better role model for her.  I have to show that I love and care for her.  It was a life changing experience to be four years old and have my little sister being handed down to me by my mom from her hospital bed.  ever since that day I remember always being there for her, always making sure that she was happy and no one was hurting her.

CM, age 14

Everybody Has a Story--"The Day My Cat Died 2 Times"

I had a cat it name was Shurburt it was striped like garfield But was so fluffy but I have a girl dog that gets Jellus of everything it thinks my mom is its mom so it killed it There was blood everywhere it head was off and so we did not know happend so we got a new one that looked just like that but my dog killed it again and there was blood everywhere and the dog had blood on Its mouth and walked up to me and my mom and tryed to lik us so we called the Pound and got rid of it.  Then we got another one that looked just like it but gave it to my little sister and got a new one and it looked like it was whereing a tux so I named it PlayBoy.

TR

Everybody has a Story-- "My Best Friend "

Sometime in February, I was texting my friend and hanging out with my other friends. We were having such a great time. Then all of the sudden, my friend ____ called me. She was freaking out way bad. I couldn't understand what she was saying. I told her to stop crying and say it slowly. It took her a couple minutes to calm down a little bit. Then slowly she told her that my bestest friend in the whole wide world had gotten into a fight in _____ and was stabbed until he died. I was devistated. When I found out, ti was like my heart had gone dead. Then I felt tears rolling down my face. I couldn't breathe and I couldn't stop crying. I had just lost my best friend. A couple days before that, he told me to keep smiling and being me and to love and never forget him. I didnt know why he said that. He wouldnt tell me I think he knew something bad would happen. I just wish I could have helped him and kept him safe. He still would have been there. Thats when I decided to try to quit drugs.

BM, age 13

Everybody has a Story-- "What Goes Around Comes Around"

My name is _____  i am the only one in my family with that last name i don't no how that happned but it happened. But i was born in 1997 in California. And when i was 12 years old i got jumped into a gang buy five homies and i got my but kicked. but now being in her is kind of making me change. But now is kind of too late because i can't run away from this. i don't want too be looking behind my back for the rest of my life waiting for someone too stabe me or shoot me. that's not the type of live i wan't. i wan't a good future for me and my family. And me and my homies aculy shot someone and like they say what goes around comes around. but ya that is my story.

Everybody has a Story-- "My First Time"

My when I was 11 years old I broke a window and I got the cops called on my and so I ran to the skate shop and hidd there for about 20 minutes and walk back to my house with my skateboard and road to the church by my house and was gonna hide there but the cop pulled the corner and he ask me my name and I told him "My name is ____" and he said hold let see to check with this guy and he went to the corner and got my step dad and he said yeah thats him and the cop took me to DT for lying to him and thats the first time I got in trouble with the law.

The End

Everybody has a Story-- "Aichs & Pains"

FOr the past 3 years I have grow up with hypocryts, liars, unfairness, and absolute corruption. I'm not saying I've never been a part of it, cause I have. the only people I have ever seen make a selfless manuver was me and 5 random strangers, isn't that sad. The whole world should be selfless, we should help people who are being raped out instead of being rapist, I was raped and it messed me up and made me act out as of a cry for help. I act bad because of what happened to me. It would've been nice if a cop or someone saw me get knocked off my bike and get dragged into the bushes and come over and help. that's my story. but if you blame me your part of the corruption. Dont let your kids grow up in this world. Together we can live without the terrible aichs and pains of fears.

Everybody has a Story-- "Gangs"

My story was I was a fighter I grew up in ______ and had to fight all the time in school I was also introduced to gangs at a young age. At 9 I was jumped into the the _________ game and ever since Ive been bangin and doin what I had to do then at about 10 I was dealing pot then at 13 I was dealing harder drugs like cocane and XTC and GHB and i got caught and ever since Ive been in that sort of life style but now I wanna change and get out of the game. because Ive seen to many of my friends get shot on the block and stabed or beatin to death and Im sick of losing people I love as homies are as family.

Everybody has a Story-- "An Axident"

This is the part or begining of why I always have probloms. My mom and dad were never marryed so I was basicly an axident. While I was growing up my dad was never around to gide me or tell me what I should act like. I've only known him for four to five years of my life. I've had to teach myself how to servive. Which was the werst disition. I know that I have basicly lived on my mom besides my mom and grandpa to help me with my problems. Then once he started to see me and take me on week ends I felt like I was the luckyest kid in the world. So I asked my mom if I could live with him. But that's when every thing went wrong. I started to feel I was being left out again after he got maryed. Then came my brother and I was pushed ferther away from him. I love him and my brother and step mom, but I feel because of them I am being thrown ferther and ferther every day. Then the whole process of me getting locked up started again because I don't know how to tell him that I want to be with him and have it like old times.

CW, age 13

Everybody has a Story-- "Skateing"

I like to by skates and have fun with my life and go to the skateparks with my friends and play skat and do a lot of thinks with my skate of skate all over town and BY thinkgs for my skate wher i can have fun and do same think in my life to dont get in to trouble or have negative behavior cuz you want to be good at skateing or at anythinkg like new trills with a skatebored and have fun with skateing all the time and dont get mad if you mess up at skateing cuz you can get better at skateing and it will help you out where you dont get in to trouble. What can you do if you mess up at skateing and you stop skateing for a week what would you do.

ZC

Everybody has a Story-- "Consequences"

My story is about recognizing the important things in my life. When I first started to get in trouble I though my friends were more important than my family was. I didnt care about anything except living my life how I wanted to live it. I never thought about my consequence before I did something I knew was wrong. I thought I wouldn't get caught because I didnt get caught for most of the stuff I did but the day I got sent to detention with felonys and misameters was when my life got worst. I got put on probation and I kept doing what I wanted to do even though I was involved in the court system. I didnt want to change and being locked up I got use to it. but finally they took me out of my house sent me to programs after programs but I did complete and did put effort in the programs which I felt like I changed in so many ways but they still wouldnt send me home. I dug myself a hole that is hard to get out of but right now I dont have my family, friends, and freedom because of my actions. If I listened and thought about my consequence about my actions I wouldnt be in this situation right now.

SW