TEAM Englewood – Week 6
As a way to comment on Black History Month, we were responding to June Jordan’s “Notes on the Peanut” – a satirical persona poem about George Washington Carver. I like it because it doesn’t seem to disparage Carver’s accomplishments, but rather comments on the WAY in which we discuss them. We tried to harness her expert hyperbole to comment on the things that bothered us.
Ms. Dube – 9th grade
5th period
“I’m Tired of Waking Up Early”
Jerale C.
I’m tired of waking up early
I’m tired of CPS
I’m tired of my teachers
I’m tired of irritating a** people
I feel like a fish without water
I feel like I just ran a marathon.
I’m tired of being lectured by people
about how smart I am
I’m tired of people not letting us
have fun at school
I’m tired of this new CPS
schedule – what happened to coming
to school at 9
going home at 2:45
I’m just tired.
“Sneak Disser”
Karriem W.
Sneak Disser?
Dat ain’t right!
When I hear you sneak dissing
we gone fight
you fufu sneak dissing
all day and night
sneak dissers
that’s dat sh*t I don’t like!
“ABCDF”
Robert G.
ABCDF
I love the first three letters
in the alphabet on my report card.
I hate the 4th and the 5th letters
in the alphabet on my report card.
I don’t have much to say,
So I’m going to wrap it up right here.
Ms. Dube – 9th grade
7th Period
“Green Bay Packers”
Damien C.
I hate Green Bay Packers like
getting pecked by 1 million woodpeckers.
Green Bay Packers
is like green boogers
hanging from a person nose
not trying to clean it. I hate
the Green Bay Packers since
the 1st century.
“Headaches”
Terrell B.
I hate headaches
it makes me go lazy
it feels like somebody hit me
with a big baby.
When I’m out in the world,
I start to twirl
like I’m a real twisted squirrel.
When I have a headache
it feels like I’m in danger
“I Hate When I Want Something”
Tangier M.
I hate when I want something so bad
it feel like I have to wait
1000 year for it.
No, matter fact it feel like
I have to give up my life for it,
or maybe it feel
like I’m in a spelling bee
and I have to do 10,000 word
in three minutes. It feel like I have
to wait until hell freeze over. I just hate
the feeling of wanting something
beyond so bad.
Ms. Dube – 9th grade
8th Period
“Arguing”
Tiesha
You are like the booger in my nose
it’s like I can’t get it out.
Like a fly
doesn’t stop
you always want the last word.
Tension towards each other
screaming, yelling, howling
it hurts my ears.
Stop
Go
Stop
I’m done
and the booger is gone
and the fly has left.
“Loud Mouth People”
Ciaira J.
Loud mouth people
just make you want to dance,
they get all up in your face
and just be
loud loud loud. They make you
want to go to church
and listen to the loud screams. It’s
like their voice is about to come
out their mouth
and jump right by your ear
I hate loud mouths.
“Flexers”
Sabrina Y.
Flexing, fronting
you move up front
just to put giggle bugs
on your friend’s tongue.
What’s funny?
The fact that a thousand lies
just came out of his mouth,
or the humorousness of reality?
Get it together! You’re a
weak muscle trying its best to
be strong, oh, but sorry, hunny,
you’re doing it all wrong.
You must let the truth fly
and the lies say
goodbye,
but you suck trying to be popular,
give it up, it’s not you,
you the weakest link trying to
thinky thinky of 100
flex moves
or lies that will roll
of your tongue.
