Whirlwind 2021

Whirlwind
The Spark
Behind your frown and your negativity,
Can I see a sparkle of light, a spark of positivity?
Don’t worry, don’t feel snappy!
Even though you’re sad now, remember that
being positive will make you happy!
Feel the joyousness of the world around you, life
is too short.
Glee is what you need, and I will be your cheerful
escort!
Hope and dream! You can’t live life without
aspiration!
I can’t see you sad, let me lead you in the right
direction
~Georgia S.
Dress Code
By grade 6, girls’ bodies are “distractions.”
We are sent home when we show too much skin.
No one pays attention to boys’ actions.
They just shame us for the bodies we’re in.
We are sent home to change into new clothes
And told “boys will be boys,” and other lies.
We miss out on more learning from dress codes
Than boys do from exposed shoulders and thighs.
Don’t tell us to be ashamed of our skin.
Teach boys that girls are not sex objects.
Teach kids that showing skin is not a sin.
Stop keeping us away from our projects.
My body should not be a distraction,
Nor is it an excuse for your actions.
~Isabel C.
Eyedentity
~Marisa U.
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