Poems

Read your poems here. Choose a category below. First poems (aged 6 and under), Allsorts (aged 7-12), True Love (poems about love, friendship, romance and heartbreak – aged 10-14), Teenage (aged 13-18) and Previous Competition Entries including Winning Poems. Or read them all.

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The Seed I Carry

by Laisha Agarwal aged 10

The wind felt colder,
and the dirt didn’t know my name.
I left behind the streets where my shadow once belonged
When the skies split open,
I fled
through barbed wire and empty hands,

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Being Mixed

by Ava Mitchell aged 12

Being mixed is so difficult
That’s what people don’t get
They look at my face and start making bets

Are you Mexican? Spanish?
They ask like it’s fine
Guessing my race like it’s some sort of

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Freedom

by Sophie Blunden aged 10

Bully after bully,
Day after day,
They bullied me in every way.
No remorse for me, didn’t even say sorry.

On my way home I saw a bird,
I just stood there, didn’t say a word.

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First Poems Read more

What If?

by Swara Suhas aged 6

What if…
What if I were a character in a video game?
What if I were a character in a book?
What if I were a character in a movie?
What if all of this was

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My Thoughts

by Swara Suhas aged 6

You think your wish will come true!
But it’s not true.
It might come on a different day
It may not come true sometimes!
It’s ok. But don’t stop wishing!

My Baby Sister

by Swara Suhas aged 6

My baby sister
Cute eyes
Lovely smile
Little feet
Tiny hands
Chubby cheeks
My sister

True Love Read more

He

by Everlie A. aged 10

He dated me
He broke up with me
I cried
Every night
Now he says
I should
Just forget
About him
But it’s hard
SO SO SO
Hard
He

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I’m Just a Mother

by Mariam Hart aged 10

I’m just a mother.
Trying to protect her children.
I’m just a mother.
They shouldn’t be the killed ones.
I’m just a mother.
Trying to feed her family.
I’m just a mother.
Not

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Love is a Dove

by Mia aged 8

I love you
You love me
Us like doves
A family
Your colour is white
My colour is blue
You love me
I love you too
We are doves
A harmony

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Teenage Read more

Nobody Ever Tells You That Emptiness Weighs the Most

by Jay

Riding public transport and conversing, and yet there is nobody.
Sometimes it is the worst feeling ever,
like when your mother comes home and tells
stories about people at work that you
don’t know and don’t

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I Am Trying to Forget Forget You Unsuccessfully

by Jay

Your smell still lingers around my apartment, and I
can’t help thinking of you; it slips my mind and I am
again sitting on the floor, helplessly trying
to breathe, to
think of something else, to

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Grief

by Oarabile Fisha

We think we have time,
But really we don’t.
Thought I’d see you again at grandma’s,
tell you how much I’ve grown.
Thinking that we still got time on our side.

Sometimes I wonder if I

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Wish List

by Khaliya Rajan aged 18

Smiles (for my family)
Breaths (for my community)
Heartbeats (for my country)
Poppies (for the world)
Muscle (for me)

As The Snowflakes Fall

by Veer aged 11

As the snowflakes fall
You know what’s coming
The time to put away the bat and ball
A time for blankets, jumpers and all things warm
The festive season is here
‘Tis a harsh time

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The Tower of Light

by Daisy Pull aged 10

The tower of light
Standing strong
Standing there
The star on the top
In the air
Glowing nice and bright
So high, it’s just in sight
Leaves as green as grass
Wait

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