Speak Your Mind Scholarship Slam -- CLOSED

I've realixed that when it comes to life, everything and everyone in it has an imperfection. A slight misunderstanding that the universe as a whole compels to call a fatal flaw that keeps life at its…

There is no peace There is no joy Only darkness The blood stains the walls There is no longer a heart that beats Simply a hollow cave One can't find a place of solitude Or even a meal Saith an empty…

I am a very humble man I do everything I possibly can Discrimination needs to stop There is no race who is on top Red, yellow, white or black We are equal, thats a fact The killing needs to cease…

Your eyes so beautiful, Reminding me of a warm mocha coffee on a chilly, cold day, Your smile so radiant, That makes my day, Your hair so soft, Your mind so bright, Your heart so caring, Your love so…

Your fear freezes your ability to see my dreams Your fear keeps me trapped and unhappy Your fear is determined for me to follow the masses Your fear is soul crushing Your fear is controlling a free…

waiting for it my time grinds down and i sit still waiting for it trying to make sure that i am ready waiting for it my mind swims in information and panic waiting for it dread and panic sink it…

I miss the green. I miss the sweet sound of fresh fruits Falling straight from its' trees. I miss the roaring laughter of my family As we reminisce on childhood memories. The cool air light on my…

Day after day You talk about revolution How the world should change And why everybody else is wrong And then you go throw pennies in the well Watching the water ripple And wonder why the leaves are…

Messiahs are not found in cathedrals or palaces, Not found in big houses, They are not conservatives, Messiahs are the underdogs, Hanging out with a rat-tag group of thugs , Use to play with guns,…

Tears drip from a dark, weary cloud Soaking the world in a wet darkness Dampening the spirits of the grass and the trees So even the sun has it’s head bowed. As the water falls below It depresses the…

Tick! The sound of my mind as the gears start to turn, But no one can hear it but myself. Tick! Each gear turning at its own pace, A different function each one has. Tick! Gears that make me feel,…

What's the meaning of life? To live and die, Or proser and survive? Maybe it's to feel, To see what's real. In my eyes, Life is a prize. Sure you run it's maze Back and forth Through tiring days. But…

Her voice followed me everywhere I stepped, haunting my love for her when I knew she was at rest. calling my name, my heart has chills, mempries I still try to forget. The hate and evil of this world…

V Doubt O Fills every corner of my mind I Whispers I Dark words of unending peril. Failure I Hope I Is a dim light, just out of reach I Dreams I Prayers sure to go unanswered I ~~0~~ Renewed I I…

When the skyline comes into view, I feel it. When I crane my neck and squint my eyes to see the very top of the Sears turned Willis Tower, I feel it. That sense of longing and that sense of be…

To avoid the darkness Nature is my happiness The trees, they shiver cold But now I have something to hold The sun fills my eyes instead of cries Water flows feel like my hair It makes me forget those…

I'm chasing after you again, when am I not? We run the same speeds but are always so far apart! I get glimpses sometimes, seeing you at the top of the steps, calling me, l aughing at me, mocking me I…

We say goodnight at the end of the day, When all tasks are through. Goodnight is the phrase uttered When we end one thing and start another. Goodnight is for the end of tedius. Goodnight is for the…

In the morning I awake, a machine. The first stimuli of the day flow into my head Like light into a dark, void chamber. The gears that reside in and operate my brain begin turning, turning, turning.…

What a symphony Apollo orchestrated upon quivering heartstrings, a soulful yearning exaggerated by enchantment. An arrow notched not once but twice, its path defined by chord threaded through the…

Non existent During a period of nine months a child develops the characteristics of a human body inside its mother’s womb and at the end its given birth and welcomed into the world.Alive.. The child…

Hi Annie Hi my name I am unique and very passionate about God I'm very bright in all I do I learn about love at the age 16 . love is God Love makes peace Love is truth Love is bright Love shine even…

We used to be best friends Only for awhile Till falling red leaves And falling red hearts Made me realize that I needed you To hold, to kiss to talk to late at night I loved you with my whole world…

A country for the free, it was supposed to be To be unique and new, equality to all With innocence upheld, Lady Justice was blind New labor laws intact, kept the people alive But in this day and age,…