METAPHOR

Posted on June 19, 2013 by oaktechpoets

by TWILIGHT REYES

A rose So beautiful Unique, and yet the same Its petals so delicate Blooms at different times Fades and wilts away too So happy at times Sad at others Pretty, delicate, beautiful Me, don’t know it Don’t get told it enough Not reminded But am, and it is We are Beautiful, unique, different Alike A rose

by MCKINLEY WILLIAMS

A book you can open and close it, find out what secrets it holds, learn valuable information, like an English book, you can find out what it means when you put something in quotation marks or a history book you can find out who discovered a nation, or a math book that has geometry or trigonometry, or even an economics book so you can learn about this nation’s economy. But see, I too am like a book You can open or close me, and you may be able to find out what secrets I hold

MOMENT IN THE MIDDLE

Posted on June 19, 2013 by oaktechpoets

by SARA RAY

I am in the middle of writing down my feelings For you When you walk in I cover my thoughts with my arm As I turn to look at you You ask if I’m coming down for dinner Of course, that’s all it is, I give you a yes And a smile I would never miss one of your meals Your cooking is wonderful even if you don’t think so You return a smile and leave The door open just a crack I stare blankly at the door wondering if You’re going to come back and say Something else. But you don’t So I stand To head down for dinner

BY SANDRA XU

I’m in the middle of the distant sky and the rocky ground I stand tall for my loved ones I stay strong for my dreams I’m in the middle of no where Lost off my path and Alone But still hoping still striving still loving I’m in the middle of the positivity through the negativity The glimpse of a shining star leading me towards The hidden trail, covered with the darkness In hearts of the people, the smile among the empty souls

DISTANCE by MELEM

4:00’ ish, gloomy sky, school afternoon I could see his white shirt from here This distance was fine by me From this dusty white block I sat on As he and Julian slowly strolled up the slightly steep hill I became nervous Nervous to be around an old time friend, now my boyfriend Ha, I was nervous to be around the same guy I used to pick on, I used to hit

“You guys argue like a married couple, “ is what Mrs Rose told him Behind my back as a joke

To be a friend to my friend bcause we’d grown older Taller, hotter, slightly more mature, distant I was nervous to be his dream girl that he always used to describe to me

Thing is, He was head over heels for me and I had the nerve to be nervous Scared to be what he needed

TWO By NIA 1. I’m in the middle of a crowd Where I don’t belong Stick out like a sore thumb I’m in the middle of madness, uncontrollable I’m in the middle of no where Lost, confused, and unsure I’m in the middle of b.s., likes, emotions

2. It’s June 1^st, 2013 8:25 PM Prom night I have emerald and gold dress Ombre dyed hair I walk with my handsome prom date Inside the Greek Orthodox Hearing the song of Calvin Harris: “Feel So Close” As our feet enter the room My body fills with joy.

SPRING INTO SUMMER

Posted on June 19, 2013 by oaktechpoets

By SANDRA

It’s spring and I‘m surrounded by the beauty of nature It’s spring, bounded by floral prints and pastel pinks I hear birds chirping in the air It’s spring and I, allergies and pain It’s spring I sang, breezing through the flower patches Breathing beneath the trees Embracing my love and everyone around me It’s spring and I, a new ending and soon to be beginning

It’s spring and I….

BY SAIDE In spring I dance And sing In spring I think Of Easter

By ANONYMOUS

Summer is wide and hot, not my type

History has taught me to love myself and fly like a bird and dream like it’s reality and sing out loud

Summer is dead and I’m alive Too bad I ain’t died either. Well at least I’m still here. The summer seems to love me when I’m gone but pretends to hate me when I’m there Beating her hot untouchable rays of endless glory

BY MCKINLEY

Spring is supposedly a happy time

And for some it is, but for others it’s not

I would say spring is a happy time for me

Then I would be lying

Spring is to me, my allergies

A time when I can’t be with my friends

Can’t hang out form sunrise to sunset

But luckily, for others,

Spring is the best.

REQUIEM — Rest in Peace

Posted on March 24, 2013 by oaktechpoets

By SAIDE

John was so amazing I loved John so dearly

John was so compassionate

He had a wonderful smile

John was very supportive. John was my BFF.

John loved to sing, John was always there for me

That’s why I loved John

John helped me out with everything from work to fun

When John and I went on class field trips

John was always with me

When we went to Great America, me and john

Went on all the rides

When I sang on the mic John was in the front

While I was singing, when John was performing

I was in the front

John was like a brother to me at all times

John would help me with my homework

John and I got our certificates together always

Sometimes I saw John get sick I had to help John

When I heard the news about John I was so devastated

Heartbroken. John died before his birthday and

Valentine’s Day. I was so sad about John.

John told me that he had gotten ATRT since 2012

A very rare sickness

John would always take care of me if I was hurt

Or not feeling good sometimes

Me and John always talked on Facebook Messenger and

Facebook Chat. John loved to sing, dance and rap all the time

John would always entertain me non-stop

John had a wonderful personality

John always stayed strong

John was brave at all times …. Constantly. Rest in peace, John.

LOVE SONGS

Posted on March 24, 2013 by oaktechpoets

By MELEM

I CRIED

When I didn’t understand Why you didn’t love me any more When you used those words to disown me When you pushed me with anger in your eyes

I cried when you didn’t When all I could do was cry, I cried Bottled tears Blank fears Oh dear you are full of it!

Meaning when you cried, when I cried I died from the inside Scratching to be free, living to live and die All I could do is cry When I cried, I cried.

BY MCKINLEY

Let me see your eyes / Let me see your face

Can I see your lips / Can I have a taste?

Let me see your eyes / Let me see your face

Can I have a kiss / Just a little taste?

It’s funny how that one honey makes your brain all jumbled / Got u talking like a dummy cuz’ you notice the little things / How she say she don’t need a man, especially if he aint’ giving a ring

Oh, she crazy but she amazing her beautiful smile, beautiful eyes / Light skinned, brown eyes, hair so long you’d be surprised

Phasing through my guy code, putting me in the I’m a do what I want mode

Only decision to make is, if she worth the risk I’m willing to take

When I first met this girl it was a rainy day on BART, though I was nervous I notice it was a start, embark on a new adventure, this happen at the end of September, getting kinda close to winter. But when I seen her I notice her beautiful smile, tho’ she tried to hide it for a while. Lovely eyes caught me off guard, made me think she was a model or a rising star,

Plenty of words I can use to describe her, long as I can be prescribed a dictionary, and it’s kinda scary that a girl like her would want a dude like me, that was my moment as a real – how did he get a girl like that? Man, I don’t know. But when I realized I had charm that allows love to spark and grow, there’s something I wish I would’ve let her know. It may not change a thing but the best part of being in your world is when I got to hear you sing, because you sang like Angel, if you sang the Star Spangled Banner, would;ve been the best I ever heard it. And when we’d go to sleep on the phone, all I heard was giggling and gurbrish — there’s another way to word this, but I’m telling it the way it is.

If I had one wish, it would be to get that kiss, but I made so many mistakes that I wasn’t blessed with that blissful feeling of my lips to your lips. So if I get another chance, I;m sure to take it and make no mistakes in my plan. Just a little taste so in the end it’ll be like– damn.

By SHARRON

Can’t even reason

My mistakes I can’t retake

What brought you to a state

To hurt me

Had no intentions, hit divisions

You straight trippin’

Just leave

By SANDRA

When I needed you most

You went through the door

Never came back

Excuses…. You didn’t even try to make them up

You threw me away

Like you never knew me

I did no harm but I was down with the worms

You moved on like the speed of light

Leaving me in the dirt

COURAGE

Posted on March 24, 2013 by oaktechpoets

By SAIDE

By SAIDE

Courage is lik a smoothie Courage is a great roller coaster ride Courage is a part of taking chances And staying strong Courage is laughter and full of comedy Courage is fun and awesome with friends.

I’m afraid when I lost John to AT/RT I’m afraid when my mom is in the hospital I’m afraid when I lost all 14 of my loved ones I’m afraid of losing another car I’m afraid when I lose my friends.

By MCKINLEY WILLIAMS

I was afraid first day in kindergarten I was afraid going to my first dance

I was afraid to have a job for the first time I was afraid of having sex for the first time

But these things I was afraid of, I did and Had nothing to worry about after Except for maybe Having a kid.

By SANDRA XU