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Flying Away

by Holly Jamieson

She’s a bird
Stuck in a cage that smothers flight
She’s a butterfly
That’s black and white
She’s a cut
That never stops bleeding
She’s a nerve
That never stops feeling
Inject her life with colour
Before she tries to fly without her wings

September 2009

Acid Tears

by Holly Jamieson

Tears track acid
Down her cheeks
Tongue burns her lips
Before she breathes
Hands clasp her top
Like a lover’s grip
Frantic warmth
In case she slips

Enveloping, icy night
Her body white and frail
Swaying slightly on
The wet bridge rail

Her fingers pale
Jump!

A ballerina’s silhouette
In the black air
A rag doll falling
Without fear
Landing on the concrete
Far below
Liquid roses staining
The melting snow

Her life fades slowly
Twitching fingers stop to rest

Now her acid tears are ours

September 2009

Prince Charming

An original song by Shem Baua, 15

Walkin’ down, I see you smile,
It makes me think who you’re thinking about.
Every time, I think it’s me,
But sadly enough we’re not meant to be 

Coz’ you break my heart
Into a million pieces
Look in my eyes make me melt again,
Take me to the time when…

CHORUS:

You said you loved me
And I thought it was true.
They said it was silly but I believing in you.
Coz’ you lie,
And you cheat,
And you run,
Say you’re sorry that I kept
Waiting for my Prince Charming…
Obviously wasn’t you.

Looking back,
I think about,
What we had lacked, and why it ended in doubt.
I realize now,
That somehow,
We should have seen
We ain’t meant to be

Coz’ you break my heart
Into a million pieces
Say you’re sorry now
But really were you...?
Leaving me out in the blue…

Chorus

Ooohh oohh…

I know now, after so long
Maybe I really did love you.
Coz’, every time I,
Look in your eyes,
All I could think about,
Is think about love…

Think about loooveee…

CHORUS

Wasn’t youuuu….
It wasn’t youuu…wasn’t youu…

Not my Prince Charming…
It wasn’t you.

July 2009

The slaughter of the Light Brigade

By Fraser Papps, 13

With the generals a-scheming,
The Light-Brigade died,
Killed by their loyalty,
Innocence’s taken from their rights.
Murdered by their heroes,
while fighting for their lives,
the slaughter of the Light-Brigade,
For the British lies.

June 2009

On Your Side

An original song by Jess Hekkens, 14

you say your falling fast,
do you remember that?
will you watch with me,
we can't stay
i changed

chorus:

walk in the rain
you feel the pull of my hands
when the night ends,
i'm on your side

it's time to wake up,
look outside
there's nothing to figure out,
your alive,
i'm on your side

chorus

mmm.

repeat chorus

June 2009

Untitled

by Roseanna Grundy, 15

Inky fingerprints
Track over white paper
A complex story
I'll save for later

The swirls
and things
That seem to disrupt
my peaceful interlude
a cause to corrupt.

Stains on my fingers
Outlining the prints
Teaching me how
and when to take hints

A cracked open smile
hidden inside
bringing me out
when I try to hide.

Black ink fades to blue
It becomes less than clear
Of why I don't run
And seem to stay near

I don't want to use
The pen in my hand
My inkpad and thumb
Can do what you planned.

June 2009

Poverty

by jess hanham carter, 14

Everywhere i look
There's children crying
Everything i touch
Seems to be in pain
And the only thing i hear seems to scream aloud
It makes me want to cry
It makes me feel so bad

CHORUS
But i don't know what to do
And i don't know how to help
But the one thing i know
Is if everyone joins in
We're going to save this world
Before it falls apart
Many people have tried
And many people have failed
But as long as we keep going
I know we will prevail

VERSE 2
The children of the street
Are begging just so they can eat
Their parents walk around
And they always seem to frown
This is no way to live
This is no way to be
I wonder how they manage
To live another day

CHORUS

VERSE 3
So never give up
Keep your dreams alive
Because your are the one thing
You need to survive
This world has its problems
Its differences to
But as long as we're together
I know we will get through

June 2009

Untitled

By Paige Ogilviy, 12

it started with a start
it ended with a end
the middle was to hard to comprehend
they said it was alright
they said it was ok
but you just turned your back
and walked the other way
you lied to me baby
i thought we were just maybe
i thought i was your baby
but then you turned my heart around
you really done me wrong
yeah eh you really done me wrong

June 2009

Untitled

By Rebekah Laird, 15

In the game of life
Standing in your presence
Does not feel right
Nor does the abundance
Of human reflection.

I shall try
To accept thee;
To stand beside me.
But excuse me
If I lack in worth.

Overcome. Overcome thee
With a hallow spirit.
One that is devoid in life,
And deluded with imagery.

My hands reach out
To feel your skin
But, alas, they are snapped back
And the cause of my actions
Are questioned
By my unruly heart.

Follow the trail
Of nature persist.
No care, care not
In life as late
As a Lady that hath been
Possessed with the sickness
Of withering skin;

And cease not
To encounter
Solitude at its best
Like a hermit
Delve deep in the crevices
Of shattering existence.

Just as noon become night
And night become day
Shall my mind protrude
Vivacious suspicions.
Trapped, unconscious,
Yet daring to speak.

June 2009

YOU ARE THE ONE

Sarah, 13

its been a while now
since i last saw your face
ive been waiting here
to hear from you
so why havnt i heard from you?

YOUR THE ONE I LOVE
YOUR THE ONE THAT I RESPECT
YOUR THE ONE I LOOK UP TO
YOUR THE ONE WHO...
LEFT ME.
WAITING TO LONG
WAITING FOR YOU
WAITING WAITING WAITING
FOR THAT CALL.

ive been looking forward
to hugging you
'cause im waiting for
you to come back
'cause i love you
oh yes i do

YOUR THE ONE I LOVE
YOUR THE ONE THAT I RESPECT
YOUR THE ONE I LOOK UP TO
YOUR THE ONE WHO...
LEFT ME.
WAITING TO LONG
WAITING FOR YOU
WAITING WAITING WAITING
FOR THAT CALL.

if i couldd talk to you
i would say a millio things
i would love to say it all
but
i cant

YOUR THE ONE I LOVE
YOUR THE ONE THAT I RESPECT
YOUR THE ONE I LOOK UP TO
YOUR THE ONE WHO...
LEFT ME.
WAITING TO LONG
WAITING FOR YOU
WAITING WAITING WAITING
FOR THAT CALL.
YOUR THE ONE I LOVE
YOUR THE ONE THAT I RESPECT
YOUR THE ONE I LOOK UP TO
YOUR THE ONE WHO...
LEFT ME.
WAITING TO LONG
WAITING FOR YOU
WAITING WAITING WAITING
FOR THAT CALL.

so what am i waiting for???

YOU!!!

June 2009

Five poems from Kirsty

Five poems have been sent in by Kirst Plowman, 17. Thanks Kirsty!

The Last Formal

Chemo pre-drinks on the oncology ward
under disco balls
reflecting
fluorescent lights.

Tiny metal hearts
of clocks on walls
keep time
with the beat
of slow music.

Drunk
on chemical cocktails,
hope continues
to be delivered
late at night
through tubes.

In the still time
of dawn
small crabs
continue digging
holes in bones.

Oranges and Lemons

Then,
you watched oranges
and lemons
fall into sunlight.

Now,
you have sky-eyes*
and see the world
through clouds.

Then,
you split fruits,
feeling juice
fall through
your fingers.

Now,
you gather
tough, white
rinds

and bend
their smiles
into
straight lines.

You pray
that this year
the rain in your eyes
will reach the orchard.

*American Indian term to describe a child who has suffered a loss.

City Synesthesia

Music brings colour
to darkness;
splashes of red
on white spotlights,
visual murder
on the dance floor.

Physical perception
is altered
by strobe lighting.
Stilted movement
is cancelled
by the baseline beat.

On floors above
grey office workers
with heads on dry paper
wake up
to music throbbing
in time to ticking clocks.

City smog chokes
the smoke machine
as alarm bells merge
with traffic sirens.
Lights change, waiting
for music to start again.

Bubble Therapy

Children
blow bubbles
in the doctor’s office,
watch soapsuds fall
onto grey carpet.

Fragile delight
at the echoes
of sunshine
spinning light spots
onto bare walls.

Bubbles,
carried by hot air,
escape
into the corridor.

Paper records
on the desk
become smudged
with soap.

Illegible notes are put
to one side to cover
abandoned prescriptions
that weren’t successful
the first time.

1918 - 2008

This winter
Mum has taken
to reading
travel agency
advertisements.

She is searching for a cure
to the common cold
that has twisted bed sheets
and frosted windows
in our house.

Garlic and vinegar seasoning
served at the table
wards off
vampire viruses.

Mounds on the moor
mark the graves
of those killed
by the influenza pandemic.

June 2009

My love, I need to talk to you

By Paige Ogilvy, 12

Please sit and listen while I do I need to talk about my pain
Was gone but now it's back again I need to know just what to do
what can I say to interest you Your beauty shines out like a star
But your coldness burns me from afar

Chorus

Don't you love me
Is that loving feeling we once shared all gone
Don't you love me
Is there any point for me in carrying on
And if I should just lay down and die
I wonder if you'd wonder why
Don't you love me
Don't you love me anymore

My dear you're right I loved you too
I thought the sun shone out of you
I couldn't live in poverty
I needed you to set me free
Instead you treated me like dirt
Well now you know how much that hurt
You stretched my love as thin as wire
And the coldness burns inside like fire

I never meant to cause you pain
I wish you could come home again
I've seen the way men look at you
And I didn't know just what to do
If you came back I promise you
I'd treat you right and love you true
I know you wont come back to me
And I'll live my live in misery

I'm never coming home again
You caused me too much grief and pain
I've found a man who loves me too
Just like you promised you would do
My son and I have found a home
No more to wander search and to roam
And now my life is really free
I live in loves sweet harmony

Chorus (both singers)

June 2009

Untitled

By Dwayne Richmond, 17

Plunged into darkness, sorrow weeps openly inside my heart.

My mind is whirling with ideas that demand my attention, yet I think only blank and empty thoughts.

I am waiting for what seems like an eternity, yet only minutes pass me by.

I understand that I am waiting for that one day, but I feel it cannot come soon enough. Then I hear your faint whisper touch my soul and the clouds part from my mind.

Your spirit of hope and love holds me in its gentle, caring arms. "Love belives in the best..." were the words that I received.

June 2009

Untitled

by Jessica Hill, 13

whenever i think of my favorite friend,

my heart smiles once, then over again.

if one of us hurts the other is there,

if one has no money, the other will share.

if one has a problem and can't find the way,

the other is there with something to say.

there's no doubt about it, i know i am blessed

to have found a sweet friend who is truly the best!

June 2009

Meeting Jesus

By Audrey Lavea, 13

Verse 1
Last night I fell asleep and as I slept I dreamt a dream I dreamt that I was running some place far nobody knew I didn't now were I was going or who to meet.

Chorus

I am a princess he is my king
He sent his angels to guide me
I am a princess I'm royalty
He's got a mansion up there for me.

Verse2
As I walked up the staircase Jesus was at the top he said welcome home. come in my dear child I am glad to see you you've made my day brand new.

Chorus
I am your princess you are my king
you sent your angels to guide me
I am your princess I'm royalty
You built a mansion right here for me

Verse3
Then I ran to him he had his arms open wide then I hugged him and said I'm glad I'm your child Thank you for letting me be your child I am so glad you are with me now I can call it home because your here Lord with me.

Chorus.
I am your princess you are my king
you've got a mansion right here for me
I am your princess I'm royalty
you have a mansion right here for me.

June 2009

I can’t have you

By Bushini Sathischandra, 16

Will you be mine?
I wanna ask you.
You might say yes.
But can you be mine?
I ask myself.//

Life’s not the same as before…
From the day I saw you…..
I love you, but sometimes, I don’t think I do
Now I know that I really love you
Coz now you are what you really are
So I don’t doubt you anymore
I don’t doubt my love for you,
And I wish you are mine.
But it’s not possible my love oh no no no noooo……
Because the truth is I can’t have you.

A look from you takes me high,
Your sweet eyes have sent me blind,
I want to have the sensation of having you in my arms
I wanna tell I love you
I know I can’t have you.

Will you be mine?
I wanna ask you.
You might say yes.
But can you be mine?
I ask myself.//

This is really, really hard.
Life will never be same again.
My dreams aren’t blank anymore,
My mind is always on the run. 
My heart is aching for you,
Sometimes I want to rip it apart,
But baby I can’t have you!!!!!!

I can’t oh no no no I can’t have, have you!!!
I can’t, I can’t have yoooooooooouuuuu………

June 2009

Someone

By Rosie Harris, 12

I no someone who is right by my side.
I no someone who can ride a special ride.
I no someone who loves to wear her ring.
I no someone who thinks she can sing.
I no someone who is special to me.
I no someone who is kind to thee.
I no someone who likes to play.
I no someone who has her own way.
I no someone who is like a spring rose.
I no someone who follows her nose.
I no someone who is my friend.
I no someone who likes to spend.
I no someone who is a angel.
I no someone who can act kinda dumb.
I no someone and she is called my MUM!

May 2009