Wishing our Poet Laureates' all the luck with their entries to the National Poetry Competition for 11-18 year old. The topic they were asked to write about was 'Imagine'. Have a read of their fantastic entries!
I imagined - Kacy Leigh Foster, Year 8
At six years old,
My dreams developed,
I imagined being,
A princess, a mermaid,
Or even a fairy,
To have a crown, a costume,
Or even a wand
At 8 years old,
My dreams have changed,
I imagined being,
A vet, a hairdresser,
Or even a dancer,
To have a puppy, a tutu,
Or even some shoes
At 10 years old,
My dreams changed again,
I imagined being,
A tiktoker, an actor,
Or even a doctor,
To have a phone, a bike,
Or even some jewellery
At 12 years old,
My dreams changed again,
I imagined being,
A makeup artist, A singer,
Or even a vlogger,
To have makeup, a curling iron,
Or even a new tv
My teenage years are here,
My dreams are now a need,
I can only imagine to be,
Pretty, to be thin
To be popular at school,
To have makeup, a boyfriend,
And even to be a happy child once more
Imagine, Imagine I can’t imagine much more…
What if there were no secrets? - Ethan Watton
What if no secret was safe?
What if the things you hide could always be recovered?
What if nothing could be hidden?
No secret files,
No confidentiality,
No secrets would be left a stray
The truth would be out to slay
No thoughts or opinions,
Or memories
Are left unharmed
Because of this everyone is armed
Wars would be inevitable
Devastation would run rampage
No hope would remain,
And the truth would reign
Madness and anger would spread,
Like fire in a forest
The truth would be the danger
And lies would be the stranger
Governments would collapse
Countries would be run by fear
Cursed with sadness and famine
Just imagine…