A collection of poems created by ninth grade students

2. They are waiting for you, just because your different,
Your marked for life, get out, you better hurry before they take you and you kids,
Don’t make a sound or they’ll find you and your family,
Hiding in the cold keeping your children safe,
They are waiting for you better get out while you have the chance,
You might have a better chance over the fence,
You never know what might happen when you disowned,
and left in the cold, buying illegal rations to feed your own,
Lying in the street trying not to be found,
Don’t let them catch you,
or they’ll have you head,
Just wait till you and you kin are safe

3. Discrimination is all around us
Discrimination is all around the U.S.
It make most people mad
It can make many people sad
Why make people feel rejected by doing such a act
Discrimination is a very upsetting act
Being a reject isn’t fun
Being rejected makes people feel left out
In the world we see discrimination against
African Americans, Asians, and every one in between
Discrimination isn’t has many affects on people
Why do people do this?

4. The way that they are treated really doesn’t make sense
Because they are minority it is totally unfair
They people that don’t like them it means they must not care
It doesn’t matter race or what they choose to follow
It is not your business because what does it matter to you
They are here because of our freedoms or to escape problems they
have
We should just except it fighting is going to tear us apart
They are no different they just believe in different things
Or they look different I don’t see the problem
We are destroying are world slowly but surly
We could work together to solve are problems but we can’t get along
We are all humans and it will always be that way

5. Everyone should be treated equally
It doesn’t matter what your religion is, or the color of your
skin
Everyone should be treated equally
Have a chance to fit in
When I think of discrimination I can feel the pain
Of the people that was discriminated, and wasn’t treated
the same
Everyone should be treated equally
Be pain free and treated fair
Everyone should be treated equally
Everyone should share
As you can see from my writing I think discrimination is
wrong
So everyone should be treated equally
Everyone should get along

7. Discrimination Is not For Basketball
Discrimination is not my way!
Basketballs for all People everyday.
The small ones know how to push it.
They’ll shoot the three and maybe even swoosh
it. Don’t Discriminate because their small!
They could block you even though your tall.
The small ones can really take the
pain.
And most the time they let it rain.
Just because your small don’t mean you’re a
punk!
Please I know I seen Allen Iverson Dunk!
So please don’t Discriminate
All you can do is just hate!

8. ! As I go through the days,quot;
Weeping from the hurt down
inside…quot;
From all those people, kids,
so called friends who always
make me cryquot;
They use their words as
stones to kill, not to help as
building bricksquot;
They use these words to
destroy and hurt,quot;
Not to construct and fix.quot;
What doesn’t kill you,quot;
always makes you strongerquot;
Whatever you can withstand
will always make you live
longer.quot;
This world is sad, cold and
cruelquot;
I’m just a passing soul,quot;
I long for that day where there’s no
discrimination,quot;
A day where I can feel complete and
whole.quot;

10. People in this world discriminate
Why are humans filled with hate
They care about your ethnicity
But they should practice simplicity
Everyone should have a right
I’ll stand up and help you fight
They hate the color of your skin
Lets stick together and then we’ll win
You still wonder what they think
Even when you’re on the brink
Just take some time to say hi
We are all under the same sky

11. Discrimination Is not nice
It really does hurt
It might not give you lice
A Don’t make fun of me, my names Bert
Guy II dancehave a pack
funny
don’t
WithDon’t talk behind my back
But I have a cute bunny
The You still aren’t cool
I really don’t care
name swim in my pool
Come
I like my teddy bear.
Bert.

13. Jews are mournful and weeping
Their houses desolate and cold
Nazis mocking and violent
Their smiles cocky with pride
Some Jews are hiding hoping for end
Others our in camps where lives do end
As all Nazis kill and burn
Jews are scared and continue to yearn
And while Jews hope and look for light
The Nazis go and lose the fight
The Nazis were bad
The Holocaust is sad
Lets hope it won’t happen again

14. Discrimination; why do we do it?
Why must we make bitter accusations and despairing comments
To people just like us, people who have feelings.
People who are passionate about their ideals and believes.
Why must we be so disrespectful and unsympathetic to others?
So cold, harsh, selfish, stern,
Completely oblivious to the consequences of our accusations.
Why do we think that we are better,
Than the ones we torture with the words we displace?
Do we really believe we are superior to them?
Are we really all that different?
If not, then please answer the question,
Discrimination; why do we do it?

15. A dark cloud hanging over society
Ever present, never fully extinguished.
The dictator of evil hearts in evil men,
That rules with an iron fist.
Forcing men to segregate humankind,
Only because it cannot accept differences;
It seeks only to destroy diversity.
Never satisfied and always hungry
For the blood and pain of the minority.
But in the dark shines a single light,
The light of the goodness left in humanity.
It is an ever present reminder that even in the darkest hour,
That someone will stand up for their beliefs
And be that one light not put out by darkness.
They will try to put an end to discrimination.

16. We Are Equal
We started in the background
Serving others
Children and men
We were raised from daughters to mothers
Our dreams discouraged and ignored
But look at us now
We can do more than dream!
We can work and vote
And be mothers and wives too
We have the best of both worlds
The best of both choices and lifestyles
We are women
We are equal

17. The crowd was hostile.
The children were scared.
The world seemed to be still on it’s edge.
It was white against black.
Both sides were demanding.
The white man was condescending.
The black man was uneasy.
There was a diabolic plan.
To make the African-Americans do hard labor.
They endured much suffering.
Both physically and psychologically.
This was the worst time in our history.

18. Everyone around is so upset and sad
They are because of the man who treats them so bad
Everyone hides in fear
Some are even crying tears
Children cannot have fun and play
Instead they have to keep quiet all day
Mothers and fathers keep their children close
For they are the ones the family needs to keep relaxed the most
Everyone has to stay un seen
While hearing their closest friends scream
There is nothing anyone can do
Everything outside is like a out of control zoo

19. Discrimination
The sound of children laughing outside
The little boy is cynical, while he sits on the slide
Watching the kids play without him
The bitterness of his peers
Left him cold and alone
He watches and wonders why?
The ball comes to him
Demanding an answer as he weeps
He gets up and runs to the field
And shows them how it is done
They finally let him in
He is proud of himself for proving them wrong
Maybe next time they will let him participate

20.  The Diabolic marching, tramp, tramp, tramp. The depressing thudding
of steel-toed metronomes up and down a street. Welcome to the lives
of the oppressed. Those who are resigned to a fate similar to death.
The suspenseful waiting of those who have been secreted from the
outside world. The pessimistic bellows of those who oft seek to destroy
hopes and freedoms. The joyous news comes at last. The reign of the
tyrant oppressors is over. Now comes the time of jubilation, the time of
Allied Liberation. They are not perfect either. To the West, America
divides itself by race. Between us and them, England divides by
classes. To the East, Soviets suppress liberties and hopes, in favor of
security. And here, in the monotonous ruins, we are divided by a wall.
But, in time, the wall will fall, and we will be reunited.

21. Six million Jews already met their fate!
The project was assigned!
Delighted was my mind!! quot; I felt hateful blood pumping through my veins.!
The Holocaust- a topic all my own! How dare those Nazis! All the Jews slain.!
How facile to research a topic so well-known!!
Let’s give those Nazis what they deserve!!
I casually strolled to the library with glee!
Hostile thoughts I could not conserve.!
Praise for a wonderful paper will be given to me!!
But at that moment, I closed my eyes!
The library was bright, the atmosphere warm!
So tranquil and calm; like the eye of the storm! And realized with great surprise!
I collected my books and began to read! This is what happened over 60 years ago!
But the Nazis, they were of a different breed.!
The eradiation of people whose beliefs didn’t clearly flow!
My topic, so lovely, was really quite tragic!
Our problems violence can not solve!
There were no whimsical sorcerers or magic!
To improve our species, we must evolve!!
Only violent men abhorring the Jews!
“We must be rid of them; I know what to do”! And at that moment, I knew what to do!
Diabolic men devised a haughty plan:! I sat up straight; my concentration grew!
“We shall take every child, woman, and man,!
I wrote and I wrote; I did my best work!
Their tender hearts and hopeful minds!
And on the way out, I smiled at the clerk!
And in concentration camps they shall be
I turned in my essay with pride I could not deny!
confined!
Until us sly, sinister Nazis decide! And counted the days until my teacher’s reply!
That we, no longer in shame shall coincide! A week later, my paper was returned!
With such disgusting beasts and their ugly
“Oh Jessica, so much have you learned!!
spawn!
This essay caused you to open your eyes!
Into the gas chambers and then their souls gone!
To let go of the hate and realize!
Burn the bodies, it’s all right!!
We shall all still sleep at night!! That all mistakes, big or small!
We stepped in but a moment too late! Have lessons to be learned that benefit us all.”!

22. There on a bus sat a lady
Who was minding her own
Then along came a white women wanting her seat
Why do you want my seat kind lady?
The white women was in a disliking
You are black I am white
“I come first before you”
“We are equal” said the black women
“I am here you need to go back there”
One women changed the world forever
We all now are together
Because of one who stood up for herself

23. I say a word you say what a turd
I have a dream why are you so mean
I try to be polite but all you are is uptight
why do you want to start a fight. You tell me
I am stupid but really I am pretty lucid. Is it
the color of my skin or is it just your whim.
Am I really that bad that I make you so mad.
Is It how It how I talk or the way I walk that
makes you squawk. Why cant you just look
in my eyes and tell me why .

25. Discrimination is a horrible thing
It is a thing that you shouldn’t bring
Onto our world and the people on it.
Discrimination is not the way
To change the world in anyway,
I don’t think it should be done
Because it isn’t good for everyone.
To create a better place
To live and work and enjoy your space
Listen to the words I have to say
Don’t discriminate in any way
And everyone will have a better day.

26. What have these Nazis accomplished?
They say no citizenship for you
Just because you’re a Jew
You go into hiding, becoming hopeless
Jews everywhere are restless
Who knows what will come tomorrow
God created all men and women equal
So why do you have to suffer because you’re a Jew?
Discrimination can be a violent thing
But those lost souls have become a blessing
They had to give up their lives because of what they believed
Yet, they had achieved
Pride and satisfaction for standing up for something
So what have the Nazis accomplished?
Nothing.

27. Change is the reason for discrimination,
It’s not based on religion or original location.
People fear change for one reason,
Change like the ending of football season.
They fear that the nice things they own,
Can be stolen by different people that are unknown.
But please won’t you realize,
That these people you idealize
As bad people with no goals,
Are actually nice people with good souls.

28. Crying, screaming, yelling.
All these mournful sounds I hear.
Death is sadly filling the air.
Killing, hurting, and pain.
I fear to speak a word.
Evil people, scary people.
I don’t know what to think.
I dream every day to get away.
To a new life full of no grieving.
Soon to be left with no family.
My friends are already gone.
Please, dear God, I’m hurting.

29. Discrimination
The crowd of people all rioting demandingly.
All people screaming to there hearts content.
The victims are the crowd, yet they are angrily assembled.
The police come to try to contain the hostile crowd.
When the police pull up, the crowd draws weapons, ready to defend themselves or annihilate their offenders.
The police have no choice but to prepare themselves for the worst of the cold, angry crowd.
What should they do?
They, who were franticly beaten by the cruelty of the offenders.
What should they do?
Prepared to defend their families from the enraged society.
Should the greedy, pathetic offenders receive their just punishment?
This would only lead to an outraged war.
No, they must fall back, until the tragic times are over.
When they can stand up for themselves against the cruelty of reality.

30. They pour from my heart, they pour from my soul:
These feelings I just can’t control.
Like sticky tar, they consume me
They’ve buried me.
Please exhume me now.
I can’t take this anymore
These feelings that I just abhor:
Wanting with my heart what I say I can’t have
I’m torn all apart: I’m cut in half!
These feelings feel like a splotch on my soul
With these feelings, I can not feel whole.
I hope and I pray
These feelings will just fade away…

31. Thousands of people is what I see
No one specific stands out to me
Everyone is just the same
Yet people stare with nothing but another’s religion or skin to blame
I don’t see how people can be so degrading
Always judging, always hating
Why can’t we all just learn to love each other?
Let us join hands, every father, mother, sister and brother!
The love will ring from man to man
We will conquer discrimination with this new plan
The world will then know peace and trust
Love, compassion, and understanding is a must

32. Why?
I could be black white or blue
But in the end its what portrays to you
It doesn’t matter if I feel good about myself
Its wrong if I look any different than anybody else
People that look different but feel the same
Are discriminated against because they are colored or have a weird name
I may be different and abnormal
But I think that together on Earth we are one whole
I ask myself why was I born this way?
A voice in my head says:
You were meant to be different and stand out
People just discriminate because of self doubt
I walk the same halls I go to the same school
But no matter what majority rules
I look in my mirrors
I realize I will always have discrimination fears
The fears bring discriminated tears
I dream of a world where discrimination does not exist
But when that world comes along the old world with discrimination will not be missed.

33. Black and Whites Together As One
Back in the day
Blacks and whites weren’t treated the same.
No stores where both could shop,
Certain drinking fountains where blacks could stop.
No blacks in schools,
They were treated like fools.
Whites told them they were no good,
To be nice to them they should.
One day it all ended.
But some whites just pretended,
Like it was all a game,
They thought the blacks and whites could never be the same.

34. Were all equal
Were all the same
No one is different and
People may change
We all make friends
We all make enemies
Treat everyone the same
No ones different from one another
Color doesn’t matter
Black or white,
Red or orange
Were all the same in some way, shape, or
form

35. Color of my Skin
We see it happen a

36. e me
A person walking down e seet,
And oers are disrespectl, at ey just laugh.
I don’t understand why ey do it,
Is it e way I dress, act, or even my color?
ese people are so bier and selfish,
at ey only judge on e color of my skin.
I am not an uniendly person, but I am skepcal
Becoming paranoid.
My body becoming numb, my mind overwhelmed.
ey keep mocking me in a hosle way,
I ink I’m slipping in a psychoc depression, HELP!

37. Everywhere you go it’s always around
Whether you’re big, small, black, or white
It comes and goes without an invite
Some people just think they’re better
So they treat you like a peasant
I don’t care who you are
It just isn’t pleasant
To be discriminated against
To be hated because of your gender or race
To be judged by the look of your face
It just isn’t right
But what can be done to stop this horrible sight?
What can you do?
Stick up for what’s right
Discrimination will always be a huge fight
In the end no one will win
Someone will just be left with wounds within

38. Dedicated !
Invincible!
D
I Scared!
S
Confused!
C
Ruthless!
R
I Insightful!
M
Moving!
I
Irate!
N
A Noxious!
T
Abundance!
I
Temptation!
O
N Intolerable!
Open!
Nuance!

39. DISCRIMINATION
Darkness is here and we are to wait
Is this fair for all of to stay?
Some say yes and some say no
Could this really be my new home?
Right now this very day
I know this isn’t the place I want to stay
Many of us are emotionally hurt
I don’t understand why it has to be this way
Now I see how things should be
Amazing and fun, like they were when I was three
They put us down and tell us we can’t
I can’t stand this anymore it’s killing me
Oh please don’t act this way we’re all the same
Now lets just be happy and all get along on this day

41. This is a time when America was hurt,
a time when people didn’t believe in different shades of people being treated the same,
When we look back today America cry’s,
It feels the pain that us people have gave it ,
we are supposed to be the strong country that doesn’t give in to things such as
discrimination
and we forgot what America was really about
Women and children being used for slavery while the whites just sat back,
propped up their feet and watched the colored get treated like a work horse.
The days when the kkk did their work with the devil.
The things they did, we should be ashamed,
ashamed of doing the things we did to help make it worse

42. you do it on purpose to single him out;
you push him back
as you scream and shout;
you break lose, ready to attack;
he looks forward
and he won’t look back;
and as you watch him slowly walk
you reach down towards a rock;
you throw the stone as he walks by
but he still holds his head up high;
you have found the rage
that he lacks;
you are white
and he is black.

44. Years and years go by,
All we do is cry,
Not so much tears of joy,
What else can we do but toy,
So many people, same views,
These hard times, we continue through,
But our colors are separate,
Not a lot we can do yet,
All we do can is understand,
Maybe one day, life will be grand,
Our misery will soon fade,
We will overcome terrible times, and get our needed aid.

45. Discrimination is:
Hating someone for no reason
Taking control of people
Treating people horribly because you do not know them
Making people fear for there safety
Segregating a group because of religion
Letting only certain people do as they wish
Destroying peoples hopes and dreams
The beginning of war
War causes many deaths
Making people go into hiding
This is discrimination

46. Calmed and cooled I filled my lungs with Gods air!
And he would shout saying “share, share it with the world baby girl!” And then I’d wonder
why I didn’t?
My skin is different from there’s, we don’t breathe the same air or do the same things. I
walk a different path then they do and find confidence in things that don’t bring life in
there eyes.
Discrimination is all I feel when I walk into a room other then what usually see, God be
with me and let me be free.
So much sorrow and sadness in the world, calm and easy God I’m your baby girl!

47. We were so happy and full of life
I loved my life so thankful and warm
I was and still am proud that I was born
Everyone is put on the earth to serve a purpose
Mine as to solve the conflict, war
That one man, so violent and vengeful
He thought he knew best
We all know he was wrong
Killing many people, not caring at all of what he had done
In my eyes he should have been punished
Instead of people letting him run
It’s all finally over
Maybe now life can get better

48. You may look at me with piercing stares
Eyes follow me with angry glares.
Actions cutting hard and deep
Its only friendship that I seek.
You are so rash and bold
How can any creation be so cold?
The pain you inflict upon me
Is much to deep for the eye to see.
To be strong means to move on
And god knows I’ve been trying all along.
How you treat me is so degrading
When is it my time for saving?

49. Our world is full of so much hate
People just think I’m supposed to take the bait
I won’t give into all the words
People think they need to be mean just to be heard
I want things to be set right
It preferably without there being a fight
I want to have friends of all religions and races
I don’t want to have discrimination take the places
I don’t think anyone is listening to me
Who are you to tell me who to be?
Its time for a change, I can feel it in the breeze
Please, I’m begging you down on my knees

51. Waiting cold and lonely in a musty prison cell,
Strong in her faith, yet God allowed her in this Hell.
Worried through the days, frantic through the nights,
“Daddy, why?” “How could you send me so far from your sights?”
Starving, tired, and hopeless all throughout,
“This will be my last one.” She knows without a doubt.
She doesn’t hesitate to climb right into bed.
Even through the soiled straw, it’s a place to rest her head
Every night she hopes and prays the torture will end soon.
She stares straight up and lets her cries rise up to the moon.
“I cannot bear it any longer Lord!” Then a hand she feels on her shoulder press.
“It is time , my child.” “Come with me now, you have passed the test.”

52. Our world has changed in so may ways!
but things are not always how they seem.!
We breath the same air and do the same things!
but in some ways we are different!
is that such a bad thing. We walk down the streets looking at people!
We judge them on how the appear!
everyone does it!
they have to admit.!
We aren’t all perfect and not all the same.!
Can we accept that people are different.!
In God’s eyes we are all the same.!