Mistakes, By: Chloe Maddox

Oh, the sting of truth may leave scars for many years, yet love reveals and heals those wounds deep in the soul replenishing even the deepest regret and misery.Though love's dazzling features may be deceiving, lying to the very soul and taunting you forever.The reason this happens is mistakes. If one person can be affected so deeply, a wound can be forged so easily, and a heart broken so quick with just one mistake, what can a million of those mistakes ruin for someone else? Will their life be soiled for eternity? Will they die of sorrow? Or will it change their life in a way that no one else can but the miracle of mistakes? If you refuse the mistakes and let them affect your heart none, then will that hurt someone else? Will they react to this with sorrow or joy? Or will they mask all emotions by putting on a blank face and stare into nothing? Yet when some act as if they are dying the most painful death and that just being here now with all of this madness forced upon them is like God punishing you in the worst way possible, some act as if they are about to burst with all of the happiness with them now. For, after all, we take life just one moment, one minute, one second at a time. Embrace the moment and the life that you live now and learn this lesson while you can, for it may be the difference between the happiness and the despair in your life. Do not let others words leave you broken and scared but let them give you wisdom in the future actions that you take. Live your life until it bursts open with joy and happiness.

Insanity Written by Halle A. Maddox

Pittter, patter.
Slish, slosh.
These are the sounds
of Rain.

Cries of agony,
Screams of terror.
These are the sounds
of Pain.

Boom. Cry.
Wail. Laugh.
This life is just
Insane.

What I Seek Written by Halle A. Maddox

A light in the dark
Is what I seek.
I want just a sliver,
Just a peek.

A breeze in the warmth
Is what I seek.
I want just a shiver,
No more heat.

Some air in the water
Is what I seek.
No more rivers;
Let me breathe!

A whisper in the silence
Is what I seek.
I want just a giggle,
Or even a shriek.

Sadness, By:Chloe Maddox

Sadness is all around me. It's in the dark, in the rain, and even lurking under my bed just waiting to swallow me up. Even on the happiest days, sadness is slowly, painfully, pulling me into it's hole of despair. No matter how much I forget about sadness,it always slips back into my mind. The bad mood in everybody's life is the work of sadness. Bad weather, unhappy faces in children and adults life's, is because of sadness. No matter how hard anybody tries, sadness just waves despair in their faces. Sadness never stops working. Sadness never sleeps nor eats nor drinks, because sadness was not built to sleep, eat, or drink. Sadness was only built to shove tears and unwanted sadness into everybody's life. Do not try to push sadness out of your life because sadness will slip back into you.

School, by Chloe

I'm having a FANTASTIC year! I'm in 5th grade PRE-AP and I'm doing choir. In choir we are doing a solo challenge, and I'm doing it! The song I'm doing is called "Farewell Lad." I think I will do well. Also next year Halle (my sister) will not be with me at Lake Air. :(

A vignette, by Chloe

I was at the beach one hot summer day, and in front of me was a beautiful lake. I rushed with excitement and the air smelled of something wonderful. As I was splishing and splashing, a boat went by with a sound of a running motor and the rushing wind. Never before have I heard such a wonderful sound in my life. Looking down, I just noticed the beautiful colors of teh rocks and the sun shimmering on the lake. Beautiful it is, I thought anyways. Then after a while, we left. I was very sad but hoping to come back soon.

Ode to the TAKS test, by Halle

Halle wrote this poem in school last year. She was given an inspiration poem and used it to create her own lovely ode.

TAKS Test! Oh, TAKS Test!
I hate you! You stink!
I wish I could make you
disappear in a wink!
If only I could
explode you to bits,
Or maybe even rub you
in my arm pits.

I'd rather eat dinner
with a human-eating shark,
or start boxing a cheetah
alone in the dark!
Eat broccoli and spinach
and maybe cry
because of the TAKS Test
my teacher assigns!

TAKS Test! Oh, TAKS Test!
You're last on my list.
Why, I wonder,
do you even exist?
If only you disappeared
away in a wink
TAKS Test! Oh, TAKS Test!
I hate you! You stink!