Life the Storm, the Rollercoaster, the River

This past Monday Lawndale explored the meaning of life in metaphors. We did an activity called “the river of life” where students mapped out their lives up to this point using the image of a river and natural elements to represent different aspects of growing up (mountains, whirlpools, sunlight, trees). These elements helped poets explore their accomplishments, losses, evolutions, and dreams. Using their new maps, poets took the metaphor of the “river of life” and explored other metaphors they could use to describe their experiences and journeys. Enjoy!

Ms. Barker 6th Grade

My Life" by Noel C.

life is a crack in
the road you can trip and then
get back up again

"Ay mi vida" by Carlos P.

ay mi vida, 10 de junio 2013 solía ser
un pequeño cuando crecía era muy
inteligente pero los momentos
cambiaron subía en el tiempo
era un abierto osito que tu llegaste
a mi vida ese fue la alegría de mi vida

Ms. Barker 8th Grade - Class B

"Two Paths" by Jada M.

My life is like a path
there are two ways to life
right and wrong but what
if right is wrong and wrong is right
Make the right choice and everything
will be alright
but in life you make mistakes
bumps and bruises like rocks and sticks
(two paths your choice)

"My Life As..." by Zamariah R.

I was
born in Chi in a little comm
but as a kid my life was
very complicated so today
i know more than you think i should
know my life is like a rollercoaster
there are ups and downs and very dark
turns then your life feels like getting
off the rollercoaster it’s very
sickening but you just gotta
keep going and on to the
next rollercoaster

"Through Da Storm" by Zaria G.

I always want to be right
but doing the wrong thing kept
me away from light. Keep peace
because life is too short to
fight, and this is gonna be the
start of my half-adult life.

Ms. Barker 8th Grade - Class A

"My Life My Life" by Jymia E.

My life is like a book it goes
up and down. Sometimes it’s hard
but sometimes it’s cool. I feel
like I’m the only one who can
walk in my shoe. Down the river
I go nice and slow sometimes
I never know. Sometimes when you
go down the river it can be
cool.

"Valley of Snakes" by Janya C.

I walk alone through the
storm nobody knew late
night rides this how I walk
in my shoes. I cry sometimes
but nobody knows I ran away
from my problems so nobody
made the news. This the way
I live let me see you walk in
my shoes. The river pushes me away
so much I can’t hate deep down in
the valley full of snakes.