Year 8 General English

Year 8 Poetry

The Year 8's have been studying poetry in General English. These two were submitted by Alexis Young - lovely work Alexis!

I am an unknown character

I wonder why we are fighting

I see my fellow friends getting shot

I hear the sound of violence

I want to save this world

I pretend it’s all okay

I feel my legs aching as I hide

I touch my heart hoping I’ll be okay

I worry for my mates

I cry for my family back home

I understand that this will end

I say I’ll be okay…. But will I be?

I dream about getting out of here

I try to stay strong

I hope my family won’t get the yellow card

I am an Anzac Soldier.

I am the world and I am dying

I wonder what I did to deserve this

I see the uneducated children littering my beautiful land

I hear the ice from Antarctica falling as climate change hits

I want this all to end

I pretend everything will be okay

I feel nervous about the future

I touch my trees hoping it won’t be the last

I worry what will happen to me in the end

I cry for the future children

I understand this isn’t my fault

I say it will be okay in hope

I dream about this ending

I try to have faith

I hope that this will end

I am the world and I am dying

By Alexis Young – Year 8 General English