"I am..." by Ms. George

I am curious and determined
I wonder how big the universe actually is
I hear fall leaves crunching under my feet
I see the world's wonders through the lens of my camera
I want to be well-respected and loved
I am curious and determined

I imagine a world resembling a Monet
I feel contentment as I sit in an over-stuffed chair
I touch the ever-growing stack of work on my desk
I worry that I am not making an impact
I cry when those I love are hurting
I am curious and determined

I understand the complexity of politics
I say everyone should receive an education
I dream of a white picket fence and an ideal family
I try to avoid roller-skating and laundry
I hope for a world of devoid of genocide
I am curious and determined

"Hatred" by Ms. George

Hatred is useless

It tasts like nauseating bitterness

It sounds like the blasts of gunfire

It smells like sweat and blood

It looks like an explosion

Hatred feels like hopelessness

"Clerihew Poem" by Ms. George

Mr. Ortiz

Lost his keys

He searched and looked

They were found in a nook

"Por que tiene que ser así" by Ana

No logro entender por que dudas de mi amor si en cada palabra y caricia que te doy, te lo demuestro con todo tu corazón. Mis sentimientos son puros, yo te abrí mi corazón, quiero que sepas que aunque eres mayor te has robado todo mi amor. Nunca había sentido algo igual, tu as cambiado mi forma de pensar, desde que te conocí nunca he dejado de pensar en ti. Tu has sido la persona que me entusiasmó, la que me alegro, pero lo mas importante la que me enamoro.

"Para ti" by Ana

Siempre pensé que la vida me había olvidado,
que ni siquiera se acordaba de mi,
cada camino que caminaba se quedaba olvido
en el pasado y nunca mas regresaba a mi.
Una tarde hermosa y soleada del mes de abril
salí a dar un paseo alrededor del jardín y te encontré a ti.
Desde ese día Alfonso me enamore de ti.

"Para mi querido hermano" by Ana

Coco es tu nombre de cariño, Coco se escucha mejor
Quiero que sepas que de todos los hermanos del mundo tú eres el mejor.
Nunca soñé poder ser tan afortunada con el hermano que me toco, siempre dude de mi suerte por que nunca le pose atención, ahora que me pongo a mirar, le doy gracias a dios por la enorme fortuna que me envió. Tu personalidad es única, tu inteligencia es enorme, tu guapura es grande y tu corazón esta lleno de amor. Hermano mió quiero que sepas que de todas las fortuna tu as sido la mejor. Quiero que sepas que pase lo que pase en nuestras vidas nunca te dejare ni te olvidare por que un amor de hermandad nunca se podrá olvidar.
Hermano quiero que sepas que te quiero de verdad…

"Attractive Perfume" by Elvia

I just invented an attractive perfume
No matter how ugly or how cute you are
You can still wear it
So try on ugly clothes and wear the perfume

Then get ready to be attracted to boys or girls
And if you still can't believe it
Try it on yourself
I've tried

That's why whenever you go to the dances
You see a whole crowd of boys
Then you'll know that I tried the attractive perfume
Just remember that I made the attractive perfume

"Math" by Tony

Math is going to be crash
I just want to throw it in trash
Just to forget like a splash
Math is my brain like a permanent flash

These fractions are such a distraction
I want it to be gone like a reaction
People say math is as good as a bath
But I say it's just a laugh

"Bad Decisions" by Elvia

Why do kids do everything to fit in?
Because they are under peer pressure
And even make themselves puke just to be thin

Why do kids choose to smoke?
Because they think it looks cool
Even though they almost choke

Why do people like to go to the bar and drink?
Because the are depressed
And don't think

Why do I think drugs are bad?
Because they are the worst killing things
That distract people from good health
Then they end up in a cemetary
Their lives ruined by drugs

"Career" by Elvia

I am a girl who wants to be a lawyer
I do my best in college to do my career, and get the greatest grades
I have fun in school even though it may be a little boring
I get home to rest my house is so clean I forgot it was Friday and paid my housemaids

I don't care how I go dressed to school
I may look bad or good I just want to do well in school and don't care
I get to social studies my favorite class
I just got done with my test I hope I did well and say a prayer

I have good grades in every class
I am very happy and proud it's the last day of school
I am a girl who wants to be a lawyer
I graduated and finally I am a lawyer

"Answers" by Tony

Being an English learner is easy
English is just like my language but easier
It took effort and knowledge
It would be harder if I go to college

Speaking two languages is a piece of cake
But when it comes to presentations it's goodness sake
Sometimes I even get a partner to help me out
When someone speaks my language I don't like to shout

Home to school is not hard
It's just like an easy card
I just like the moment that takes from home to school
But sometimes it is cruel

In other countries I have one
He's a boy and he's little
Still little and smart but still waiting
He will soon come

I do not much live in two cultures
I just enjoy my own and watching nature
There's not much places to go
But I'm pretty sure living two cultures is still easy

"I" by Gabe

I don't like learning English in school
I already know it and I am not a fool

I like to speak two languages it is fun
It is better than speaking just one

I like being a bridge between school and home
I, I, I, I am never alone

I hate having family far away
I won't see my cousins so we could go out and play

I like having two different cultures
I don't know a word that rhymes with culture

"America" by Elvia

To learn English was hard

Once I learned it was like a reward

But having to change languages

wasn't hard because

I already knew one language

It's awesome I can speak two languages

But it's hard having to translate cases

I am very proud of who I am

by being able to say phrases

It's hard when you can't go to Mexico

Every single time because it's lots of money

It gets me angry

I love my culture

Like in July

When we look at the fire works

in the Sky

"Spanglish" by Sonia

It is kind of hard
Sometimes I feel like a retard
Speaking two languages is cool
Because you could go back and forth like a tool

It's hard because you don't see your family a lot
I wish I could live with them all in the same spot
It's like living in two different skies
It hurts, you look at them with different eyes

Spanglish that's whay I speak
I speak both languages every single week
I don't like to speak Spanish at school
If I do they might think I am cruel

"I Like to Speak Two Languages" by Ivan

I like to speak two languages
I have to speak Spanish at home
And at school I have to speak English
I like the way I speak my Spanish
I also have to speak Spanish in a school club
I like to go back and forth in speaking languages
It's hard to translate for my parents everyday
Some classes are hard because I don't understand