2008 1st Place Poetry Contest Winner (Grades 6-8)
Najah Johnson
7th Grade
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HOPE
Many children walk
Around saying that
School is a
Drag that may
Be the case
For them but
Not me my
School gives me
Power it’s a
Place where my
Dreams can be
Set free I
Can discover myself
To me school
Is hope.



