The MLK after school program is primarily for the 6th-8th graders but a few 5th graders that are wise beyond their years often join us after school. Sade, is one of those 5th graders. After a workshop where we reflected on how we feel in the neighborhoods we live in, Sade went home and kept writing.
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By Sade
she close
her eyes
try to hear
every sound
the train wheels
against the steel
then she hears
a gunshot
boom
she feels her heart
sinking like she’s
gonna drown now
she’s running for
her life
trying not to give up
without a fight
bum bum
bum bum
her heart goes
she falls
to the ground
(breath)
she felt like
that was
her last breath
.