Competition Entry

Waiting for a message, waiting for a reply,
“I’m sorry Hazel,” I tap into my phone,
“I didn’t mean to make you cry.”
I wait for just a minute,
But seems like a day, because,
So far things are definitely
Not going my way.
It started yesterday afternoon,
Walking home from school,
I said my team in sports was better,
At the swimming pool.
Though, now I wish I hadn’t,
Because Hazel got mad,
She said, she used to be feeling good,
But now she’s feeling bad.
When I got home that day, I stared at
My laptop for an hour, but then as I was giving in
It ran out of power.
Waiting for a message, waiting for a reply,
“I’m sorry Hazel.” I type again,
“I didn’t mean to make you cry.”

“Wrong number’’, said a familiar voice.

I slammed down the receiver, my insides burning like hell.

No point trying. She wasn’t going to talk to me
So scooped up the remote from the grimy, vinyl floor
Clicked the green button
Same, old voices rambling like drunken baboons
“Anarchists are protested against, and I protest!’’
(Why did the subtitles have an Oxford comma?!)
“We are a constitutional monarchy, never absolute!’’
Voice babbles in vigour and pain
Wrong
Switching back and forth between each channel
Childish cartoons – ”Let’s go out and play!”
Dramatic soaps – “David, I hate you!”
I throw the remote. Turn the flipping thing off.

A faint squeaking noise across the hard, wooden floor
Wheels rotating all the way round
Jack. My differently-abled brother, I was learning to like
He was the only ruddy person I was ever nice to
Or appeared to be.
His hands rapidly moved, dexterous with sign language by now
“Whoa whoa, mate! Slow down with your signs!”, I said
Appearing to be cheerful.
I scanned the letters in my mind
“A..F.F…I..R…M..A..T.I..V….E”
Affirmative. That’s what he was saying
My mind flashed across the past
Snipers. Screaming. Crippled.
He still talked as if he was in the war
Oh, yes. Affirmative.
The answer to a simple question
“Do you want to come with me to Libby’s party?”
The answer: affirmative.
Meaning, Yes.

Hello our dear best friend,
Who went to Scotland,
But our friendship didn’t end.

We hope you and your family are ok,
You might not know this,
But we think of you everyday.

You have probably made loads of new friends,
But we just want you to know
Our friendship will never end.

Miss you

It was like it was murmuring to
me from the depths of the blue.
“Look after me, don’t pollute me
Cherish me, enjoy me!!”

The waves surrounded me like a coiling snake.
Towering above me as if they were telling me off,
for something I had done wrong!

I finally understood what it meant.
Miraculously, the waves calmed.
The waves became ripples.
It was as if they were telepathic.

Oh mother dear
Do you hear?
Are you far?
Are you near?

Haven’t heard from you for months
don’t even know if you are having fun

Oh mother dear
I’d love to hear
that you aren’t so far,
But very, very near
OH MOTHER DEAR

Dear Kim Kardashian,

I hope you know I love you so much
even with your famousality as such
also you have a beautiful face
even with your excellent pace
I hope you liked it Kim!

from Chloe Fenn

Come to my party on the 13th of September,
Location: the park – be sure to remember!
There will be sandwiches and cake,
And a surprise that we’ll make,
Don’t wear your best,
As we won’t take a rest.
The only thing on my wish list
Is that nobody is missed.
See you there!

This is a party invitation
From me to you
Guess what’s on the menu?
I hope you like it too
It’s scrumptious juicy children
Covered in apricot sauce
What a scrumptious main course

Guess what’s for dessert?
It’s delicious you will see
It’s hippo trifle
Covered in chicken like feathers for me
Oh how delicious it will be
Washed down with water
That came from my daughter

Disrespect, war, abuse
What is this world about?
Corruption, greed, hate
When will this all die out?
Dishonesty, Jealousy, racism
What is this world about?

Hope, love, peace
All, rise, come out and shout
Forgiveness, truth, care
Don’t let us all die out
Unity, laughter, joy
From wrong, let’s all break out

Positiveness, no negativeness
Truly, this is what we’re about

It is beautiful
The Statue of Liberty
It is in New York