Congratulations to Sadia (7S) and Zara (8H) for their successful entries into the Young Writer's Imagine! Poetic Voices competition.

Sadia's poem 'Why Can't I?' and Zara's poem 'Imagine If Automatically Your Thoughts Were Said Aloud' were selected from over 9,000 poems to be published in the YoungWriter's annual anthology of student poetry, which will be published later this year. Congratulations to Sadia and Zara for their hard work and brilliant poetic writing! 

Ms Schaber
English Faculty 

Imagine If Automatically Your Thoughts Were Said Aloud - Zara Zafar

I didn't like it but I said I did I loved it but I couldn't say 'cause then I'd become the loner kid Then one morning I awoke I spoke I looked in the mirror It was me speaking My words were leaking I went to school and we had a strict teacher And I blurted I thought she was amazing Everybody stared As if I were weird How do I say That it's happening automatically? In the middle of maths I shouted I liked the galaxy I ran to the toilet Enough was enough I told myself I was not tough My thoughts were hurting people I should stop Five minutes later I walked out with a smile Because I learnt, this day taught me to be myself So to all of you out there suffering Be happy and be yourself.

 

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Why Can't I? - Sadia Kassam

Why can't I see the sky? The sun, the moon, the stars When I look up, everything's gone Everything that made Earth shine They've disappeared.   Why can't I see the plants, the animals? Look outside, only concrete and tarmac No wildlife could survive here They would die too easily They've disappeared.   Why can't I see colours? I look around, all grey and black   Dull, ugly, depressing Where did the rainbows go? They've disappeared.   This is our world What it has become