"I am" poem

Another snippet from last year’s school papers—this is evidently a classic of the elementary poetry genre, although I never read any of these until this year when I worked on the local district literary magazine. I love Laura’s poem.

I Am

I am Laura R
I wonder if we’re having pizza
I see kids doing PACT
I want a million toys
I am Laura R

I pretend stuffed animals are real
I feel angry when my brother messes up my room
I touch my hermit crab’s shell
I worry a certain build-a-bear will go away
I cry when my dad yells at me
I am Laura R

I understand that Will’s a baby
I say things like a counselor
I dream nightmares
I try to do good in Math
I hope to go to RH High
I am Laura R

May 16, 2005