Felicia V.

I am JoJo’s bow

I am JoJo’s bow

I wonder how I got up here

I hear JoJo singing “Kid in a Candy Store”

I see through the blonde hair with purple streaks

I want to know what it’s like to be human

I am pretty, sparkly, shiny, and all colors

I pretend I am JoJo and she is the bow

I feel happy and excited because I get to see all her fans

I touch JoJo’s soft and silky blonde hair

I understand that sometimes it is hard to be a girl

I say “I love JoJo! She is my favorite singer!”

I dream of one day being able to talk to all her fans

Kai T.

I  am a Normon

I wonder why I have an umbrella during the summer

I hear the sounds of kids playing

I see the bright blue sky

I want kids to stop flipping me over

I am a Normon

I pretend that I am a super -hero

I feel mad

I touch the hard window

I understand Spanish

I say, “ Stop touching me!”

I dream to be free to play

Amelia S.

I am a scarecrow

I am a scarecrow

I wonder why crows are scared of me

I hear the wind blowing

I see all the animals

I am not always happy

I pretend I am a farmer

I feel the hot sun

I touch the crops

I understand the crows will never be my friend

I say don’t be scared of me crows!

I dream to be a real person

Michael M.

My Life as a Phone

           

I am a phone.

I wonder why I’m stuffed in places.

I see boxes everyday with cool pictures and symbols.

I want to be a person

I pretend I am always talking to people.

I feel funny every time someone touches my face.

I touch people’s oily hands and slimy colored nails.

I understand I can’t be what I wanna be.

I say, “I am so smart!” to everyone else.

I dream to be an ipad.

Grace M.

The Life of a Water Bottle

I am a water bottle.

I wonder why I am always wet.

I hear myself being opened.

I see somebody’s mouth.

I want to go in the dishwasher again.

I am in the perfect place for me.

I pretend that I have a Mom.

I feel the water being poured into me.

I touch the kitchen counter.

I understand that some things cannot be my way.

I say that I am just a water bottle.

I dream to be a real person.

Ashley L.

Diary

I am a diary

I wonder why she writes on me

I hear all her secrets

I see all different emotions

I want to be free

I am done keeping her secrets

I pretend I am a teacher

I feel used

I touch her sister’s germs

I understand that I have a job

I say get me out of her room

I dream to be a teacher

Sam S.

🍕I am Pizza🍕

I am a pizza

I wonder why I get eaten (I always get remade though)

I hear people talking

I see the insides of bodies

I want to be alive

I am pizza

I pretend I am  alive

I feel people’s hands

I touch sauce and toppings

I understand they want to eat me, I’m delicious

I say, “Please don’t eat me!”

I dream to stay alive.

Paige J.

Ice cream

🍦🍦🍦🍦🍦🍦🍦🍦🍦🍦🍦🍦🍦🍦

I am  ice cream

I wonder why people love me so much

I hear kids crying when they drop me

I see people holding their heads and saying,

‘‘brain freeze”

I want people to stop licking me

I am ice cream

I pretend people don’t love eating me

I feel people touching my cone

I touch someone’s tongue

I understand people love me

I say WILL THEY STOP EATING ME

I dream of being a polar bear

Sammy H.

I am a garbage can

I am a garbage can

I wonder why everyone throws black bags into my mouth

I hear ew! and gross!

I see a claw come and grab me

I want the monsters to stop throwing things in my mouth

I am disgusted

I pretend to eat good food

I feel it going down my throat

I touch the monster’s hand as they drag me to the street

I understand I was made to do this

I say no, no, please no

I dream to eat good food

Abigail H.

Pencil

I am a pencil

I wonder why I have to get a haircut every hour

I hear other pencils getting haircuts

I see a paper almost all day

I want a pencil grip that will keep me company

I am adventurous

I pretend kids like me

I feel famous in the classroom

I touch desks when I sleep

I understand I need to be used

I say ,”Just go with it!”

Lexi G.

I am a crayon

I am a crayon

I wonder why people pick me up and color

with me

I hear teachers talking and kids laughing

I  see a lot of children  

I want a break from being colored with

I am a crayon

I pretend to be a human

I feel kids’ hands touching me  

I touched the paper  

I understand people need me for coloring  

I say pink blue green

I dream to be a kid

Aiden D.

I  am a  horse

I    wonder   what that   girl is doing?

I  see   a saddle  and reins

I  want   to run   free.

I  am a  horse.

I  pretend  I am running  in the field.

I  feel  hands.

I  touch  my friends.

I  understand  I am not a  wild.

I  say, neigh!!!

I dream of running all day.

Melanie S.

I Am a Penguin

I am a penguin.

I wonder why the world is so big.

I hear squeaks of other penguins and splashes of fish.

I see footprints in the snow.

I want to explore, but I am much too small for a big world.

I am a penguin as little as can be.

I pretend I’m a giant and people are afraid of me,

but the truth is I’m afraid of them.

I feel the cold breeze knocking the air out of me.

I  understand nothing.

I say a bunch of words, but all they here is squawk.

I dream to be an actress and be the  star of the show.

Luke L.

I am a baseball

I am a baseball

I wonder who will hit me next

I hear cleats sliding into home plate

I see the ballpark

I want to be healed

I am hurt!

I pretend I am human

I feel mitts and bats

I touch grass and dirt

I understand I'm hurt and dying

I say “OW!”

I dream of not being hit

Lily B.

I am a Black Dragon

I am a Black Dragon.  

I wonder why I can not go to the desert.

I hear a waterfall trickling in the rainforest around me.

I see animals for me to eat.

I want to be someone's pet because I am lonely.

I am sad to have no friends.

I pretend that I am in a house with an owner.

I feel sad to be alone.

I touch the muddy forest floor.

I understand that I am a scary dragon.

I say, ¨I want an owner who will take care of me.¨

I dream of a person stroking my scales.

Ariana A.

I Am a Book

I am a book

I wonder why people put pieces of scrap paper in me

I hear children rustling through pages

I see children browsing through me

I want people to stop spilling things on me

I am soaked but mostly happy

I pretend I am the person reading me

I feel myself being put down

I touch the counter they are reading me on

I understand that I can not control anything

I say I can never control how many I will be replaced

I dream to be a doctor

Abby B.

Life as a book

I am a book

I wonder who will pick me up next

I hear my pages rustling

I want to dream big

I am an adventurous book

I pretend I am a hiker

I feel people’s hands, they’re really cold

I touch my pages

I understand I will never be perfect

I say, ”Read me, not the other books on the shelf.”

I dream to be a painter   

Emilio R.

I Am a Football

 I'm a football.

 I wonder if I can be a football star.

 I see people passing and tackling me everywhere.

 I want to win the super bowl with my team.

 I'm a football.

 I pretend that I can become a football player.

 I feel dirty hands catching and throwing me.

 I touch wet grass everywhere on the field.

 I understand  why people need to use me.

 I say Whoo, as I get thrown in the air.

 I dream of getting more wins in the season.

Sebastian C-C

I Am a McDonnell Douglas DC10

I am a McDonnell Douglas DC10

I wonder why I have a jet on my tail

I hear aircrafts taking off

I see the Fed-Ex ground crew

I want more fuel

I pretend I am a BMW Isetta 300

I feel the road touch my tires

I touch the road

I understand that I can’t be a car

I say, “I can fly!”

I dream of being a 380-800.