For our belated Valentine’s Day class, we read Matthew Olzmann’s “Mountain Dew Commercial Disguised as a Love Poem.” We drew pictures of people we love and tried to think about as many specific and strange details about them, just like Olzmann does in his poem. We turned those pictures into list poems about someone we love.
Always There
—Jadelene
You are always there for me no matter what
has happened, such as being there for me when
I was sad about losing my volleyball game. You were
there to make me smile. Your jokes are always
funny, messing around with me and always
try to make each moment the best. The food
that you cook smells and tastes always good.
The love and effort that you put into your
cooking shows all the love that you put it.
Making Chinese food shows that you care
and love me when you make it. You come to
all my events knowing how much it means
to me. I am sp proud to call you my mom.
You are always there for me
no matter what.
Zuha, My BFF
–Namirah
Your contagious laughter,
and your beautiful smile.
The things I will never forget about.
The football to my volleyball.
The blue to my purple.
The only one who truly cared
who was there whatever the cause.
The one whom I played shooting
games with and shared interests with.
The one I have known since 2nd grade.
After all of this time,
through the harsh obstacles we face
we continue to be friends.
After that moment in 3rd grade
when I asked you to be my BFF.
