Phoenix

Homelessness

Homelessness sometimes can’t be prevented,

but people in that situation are still respected.

Although you might think they’re all alone,

society provides them with food and what

you might call, a home.

Sometimes it takes longer for homeless to leave,

so society gives them a place to sleep.

You’re probably thinking this isn’t much,

but to homeless it’s great to still have lunch.

By: Daphne D.

Love

Love is romantic at first sight

Often love is the wrong person.

Very often

Every person has their own type of love  

By Litzy H.

VAMPIRES

Vampires

Sucking blood

Hissing, flying, sleeping

Quietly, suckers, loudy, eaters

Screaming, walking,

waking

Eating meat

Humans

by Litzy H.

Dear Winnie,

Here in prison is like rotting like a dead animal. It makes me feel like I’m dying slowly, the only thing I see is the sun eating my eyes. This cell is so small I have to sleep standing like an animal, also it smells like dead rotten rats. I work so hard I can’t feel hands anymore and the only beautiful sight I have is a beach. But this makes it harder for me to stay calm and I’m always rushing to be free. I only wish I could be with you. I can’t shave my hair and my beard is so large  that birds make a nest out of it sometimes.  Sometimes I feel so lonely I talk to myself which is crazy. The only thing my eyeballs see are three gray walls with no color. My face is getting more wrinkles like an elephant’s skin. It feels like I am going to cages because I have been treated like one and lived like one in prison.

Sincerely,

Nelson

By: Alan P.

My name will never be changed no matter what. No matter if I change my name ,it will still  be Mexican, even though I love my name ,because my parents gave me that name I will always like it. If somebody else tries to change my name I will not let them.

I don’t want to give up my name if I did that means I would give up my culture.

response To The Novel Any Small Goodness-

Arturo shouldn't call himself and his group of friends "THe GREen Needle GAng" because they really aren't a gang at all. In fact, they are the opposite of a gang. 

FOrming “The Green Needle Gang” is a positive way for Arturo to show “goodness” to the barrio because Arturo and his gang are giving something to the barrio. “I am going for venganza, man, my kind of revenge.” Which means that this kind of revenge that he is going for is he will be doing positive deeds. “My jefes would be proud of our modus operandi.” Which means that his parents would be thankful to have a son that instead of receiving he is giving. “When they see the tree and the food and the toys, I think they’ll expire, from joy.” Which means that The Green Needle Gang gave a poor family goods and felt resplendent. “God bless The Green Needle Gang!” which means that the pigeon woman knew that it was them and gave them all she could think of. “ I feel high as heaven. I feel wide as the ocean. I feel totally resplendent.” Which means that he feels spectacular because he made a poor family happy and joyful instead of just doing nothing. This is why forming “The Green Needle Gang” is a positive way for Arturo to show “goodness” to the barrio.

By: Janet C.