When I Hear Your Name by Aesha

When I hear your name
All I see is a dark, dull dreadful sky.
It seems to make everything
fade away.

When I hear your name
All I feel is the rough, gritty dreadful pain.
It makes me want
to go Insane.

When I hear your name
All I smell is the must smell
of the beer you always drink.

When I hear your name
All I taste is the dryness from my mouth.
The peppery taste
of the anger you left me with.

When I hear your name
All I hear is the screeching of tires.
Crashing of cranes.
The roaring of a tiger.

All On My Own by Jayla S

I spend all of my time thinking
Wondering if I will every say
the right thing.

I spend all of my time crying,
Thinking of my broke down daddy
and unstable mother.

I spend all of my time helping others
And still yet I am the one being
hurt by so many.

I spend all of my time praying
Hoping God will send me some
answers to my jigsaw puzzle life

I spend all my time by my
Self...well there's nobody else,
so I am left all by myself.

I spend all of my time all on my own.

To the Fullest by dahzmione

dahzmione
Smoove wild enchanting
wonderful fun exciting
and bold

Sad harmful unwilling
screaming urgent

Some say you've only got one life
why not live it to the fullest?
I think about death and I say Bluff!

I'm young and wonderful
So I'm saying live life as much as you can

Life's short, so I'm going to
Live it to the fullest
[Last name]

Memory List by Destony

Donut tree
Apple tree
Attacked by a dog.

Juicy steak
and butter baked potatoes
Easy-mac and cheese.

Making necklaces and
Living in Shepherd Square.
Neighbor got shot.

Neighborhood parks.
Taking walks on hot summer nights.

Sprinklers and swing sets
Hop scotch.

Fireworks on the fourth of July at water parks
Photoshoots
Easter egg hunts
Falling off the swing
Food fights.
Fighting; faking sick.
Bubble bath - I was scared of the drain.

If Only You Knew by Jayla S

Lying awake every night
Just wishing the pain would go away
-if only you knew.

Running back and forth through the good and bad
Until I've been shouted at
-if only you knew.

Crying every day about the thing
That obviously will never change.
-if only you knew.

Believing you would come back soon
And stop pretending to forget.
-if only you knew.

To go from never having a want
To always having to need.
-if only you knew.

Opening your eyes for the first time
Without a tear
-if only you knew.

Wishing the lies would come to an end
And the end become a beginning
-if only you knew.

How tired my heart is of trying
To love you
For what my mind was wanting you to be.
-if only you knew.

When I go to take my next step
And you're not there to guide me.
-if only you knew

I can care less about your attitude
And head for a full life.

Oh wait, that's right...
You didn't care enough to know.

Memory List by Aesha

Jahari
Kamari
La'Monica
La'Vada
La'Jada
A big house
but not enough space
Camera,
Teddy bears
Candy
Friends
Game called "Mamma" -
Getting a woopen with a houseshoe.
Fish Rockie and Boo-Winkle
Cat Rex
Iguana Spike
Turtles
Fighting.
Sports
Cheerleading
Basket ball
Karate
Bar-B-que
Ribs
Mac-n-cheese
Mashed potatoes
Easter egg hunts.

I was always the baby.
Now those days are gone.
They just seemed to fade away
day by day.

Memory List by Lexus

I come from Power Puff sheets and blankets,
Cracks in the streets and being scared of flushing toilets.

I come from New Jersey,
Heavy music at night, my family.

I come from shocking memories.

I come from smoky charcoal on Sunday,
I come from the corners.

I come from the belt being raised in the air,
whizzed.

I come from tears,
I come from threats.

And when I heard you died
I was hurt but showed no emotion.

When I heard you were gone, a huge hole
Dived deep into my heart.

When you died,
A recording of our memories came back to me.

When you died you were gone,
but never forgotten.

I come from you.