Nico

Donkey Farm

I am a donkey

I wonder if I look like a horse

I hear that I don't

I see my friends being mean

I want them to be nice

I am nice

I pretend I have nice friends

I feel the farmer tie a rope around me

I touch the dirt with my hooves

I understand that someone is pulling me

I say, “Where am I going?”

I dream that he is taking me to a playground with nice friends

Brian

Burrito

I am a burrito

I wonder why somebody ate half of me!

I hear the half of me crunching in its mouth

I see a bright light

I want to live!

I am devastated

I pretend to be freezing cold

I feel the steam rise from me

I touch the tin foil

I understand why I taste so great

I say that I had a good burrito life

I dream of having a full burrito body again

Luke

Yellow

Yellow reminds me of when the sun in shining

Yellow tastes like a cheesy, yummy hamburger

Yellow has the sound of a beeping school bus horn

Yellow is a box of curved, sweet bananas

Yellow is the season of Summer.

Tillman

Perspective Poem

I am Lucy

I wonder when Pop Pop will get here  

I hear Tillman call me for my dinner

I see him put in the food with a scooper and add water

I want to gobble it up right now

I am drooling from my mouth

I pretend that I am eating it  

I feel the warmth of the water touch water my face

I touch the food with my mouth

I understand that he didn’t say I could eat yet, but it taste so good

I say to myself, “Once I am done I am going to take a nap.”

I dream of me swimming at the pound

Ryan

THE EMPIRE STATE BUILDING

I am The Empire State Building

I wonder why I can’t move

I hear that I am the biggest building in New York city

I see many, many, MANY people

I want to have someone to talk to

I am lonely

I pretend that I have someone up here with me

I feel a little left out

I touch the sky

I understand that being the biggest building is like being a role model for the smaller buildings

I say, “ I wish I was like the other buildings’’

I dream there was another big building with me up here

Holly

Sushi

I am a sushi.

I wonder what I taste like.

I hear people chopping others up into pieces.

I see people in a line to eat tasty food.

I want to jump off the table.

I am going to get eaten!

I pretend I am not a sushi.

I feel two sticks holding me.

I touch her tongue.

I understand I’ll make her feel good.

I say, “I am a sushi. I am supposed to be eaten.”

I dream she will be happy after she eats me.

Camila

Spaghetti Trouble

I am a spaghetti

I wonder why red slimy stuff is on me and my friends

I hear a girl licking her lips

I see that she is looking at me

I want her to stop

I am messy

I pretend that I am already bitten

I feel so weird

I touch my sauce and try to protect myself with it

I understand that so many people like pasta

I say, “Eating is what I was meant for.”

I dream that i will be ok in the girl’s tummy

Bruce

Max

I am Max

I wonder how tall I am

I hear my fat rolls jiggling  

I see my cage

I want food

I am fat

I pretend to be skinny

I feel my body get heavy when I get up

I touch the ground with my stomach when I get up

I understand that I am fat

I say, ‘I am as heavy as a boulder.”

I dream to be fatter

Ava

Ava’s  Sadie’s Stuffed Animal

I am Sadie the puppy

I wonder why my big sister Ava takes the stuffed animals I am chewing on away from me

I hear her tell me no, but it is too much fun

I see her reach down to take it from me

I want to bark at her, but I will get in trouble

I am trapped

I pretend it is stuck to my tooth

I feel that she knows that it is not stuck in my tooth, so she is about to take it

I touch her hand with my mouth

I understand that I will not get in trouble if I let go

I say, “Just let go.”

I dream that I didn’t let go

Christopher

A Stinky Cheese Nightmare

I am stinky cheese.

I wonder why this gray mouse has me in it’s dull, white teeth.

I hear a girl calling her mom for her cheese.

I see a big green eye looking through the peephole.

I want to hide but it is too late.

I am not cheerful.

I pretend to be brown cardboard.

I feel like I am going to be eaten.

I touch the girl’s slimy lips.

I understand that I am in trouble.

I say “Please don’t eat me!” with a cowardly screech.

I dream that my family will be devastated to hear that a small girl is chewing on me.

Gavin

Bosley The Dog Who Really Wants to Chase the Mailman

I am Bosley

I wonder why I am so fat

I hear my sister Hadley barking

I see the mailman go by

I want to chase after him

I am bored

I pretend to run out the window

I feel a tooth on my back

I touch my paw on Hadley

I understand that I’m playing with Hadley

I say “Stop it, you’re going to break my back.”

I dream of jumping out of the window and chasing the mailman.

Josey

The Pie Who Wondered

I am a pie.

I wonder who will eat me.

I hear a timer going off.

I see someone coming to get me out of the oven.

I want to cool down on a table.

I am so hot I can't feel my crust.

I pretend I am cool.

I feel steam coming out of me because I am so hot.

I touch my filling and it feels like I am on fire!

I understand that I had to do this   

I say, “Help, Help!” hoping someone hears me.

I dream I am in a nice cold bath cooling down.

Kaelen

Alarm Clock

I am an alarm clock.

I wonder how people set me to go off in the morning.

I hear the sound of a hand about to smack me instead of tapping me.

I see a hand coming hard.

I want to tell him that you're supposed to touch me, but I am too nervous.  

I am scared and doomed.

I pretend It will be alright

I feel fine now.

I touch my numbers carefully.

I understand he needs me to wake him up in the morning.

I say, “I do not want to do this, but I must.”

I dream about him waking up happily tomorrow.

Liam

The Dog's Thing!

I am O'Malley.

I wonder what why my human friend Liam keeps throwing that ball. It is not like I want it.

I hear my friend at school making this story of me.

I see my friend walking onto this big yellow thing that carries all these human beings.  

I want to go on that dog I wonder why that dog has no paws.

I am so mad!

I pretend to go after that ball, but I am too tired.

I feel I need to run.

I touch my friend and we go out to fake go to the bathroom. We go play pass the ball!

I understand that I am an awesome person to the human beings.

I say to myself, “What a wonderful world!”

I dream to be hungrier!  

Lidia

Sammy

I am Sammy the dog

I wonder why I am not getting dinner tonight

I hear screaming coming from the basement

I see the family daughter having a tantrum

I want to sleep on a big stuffed toy because they are more comfy than my bed

I am starving because I am not getting any dinner

I pretend to look cute

I feel like I am about to explode

I touch the family’s dinner

I understand I am being a very bad boy

I say, “I should be in charge of the food.”

I dream of eating at a famous restaurant in italy

Olivia

I Am A Stray

I am a stray dog

I wonder what my life has in store for me

I hear footsteps running towards me

I see a net

I want to run, but I can’t. I’m caught!

I am doomed. I wish could just be alone.

I pretend that I am dead

I feel someone lifting me up

I touch a cold floor

I understand that I won’t be going anywhere soon

I say to myself that everything is okay

I dream that I’m in a nice warm house with food

Sanam

Big Mall, Lonely Life

I am Ivan the Gorilla

I wonder why I am locked in this lonely cage in a mall  

I hear kids whining about candy, gum and toys

I see countless shops from the left side to the right side

I want to go home to the forest or somewhere with fresh air and grass

I am never going to see my family again

I pretend I am happy, but I'm really not

I feel like a painting in a museum being looked at

I touch my cold concrete floor

I understand that I need to live with this life

I say, “I have to do this!”  

I dream that I can go out into the world again

Teagan

Luna The Dog Who Likes Fetch

I am a doggy named Luna

I wonder why my sister Teagan takes the ball from me even though she throws it to me on purpose

I hear that this is a game called fetch

I see that she uses a racket to hit the ball

I want her to give it back to me

I am ANNOYED

I pretend it is a flying cake that my brother Jayden made

I feel my sister's hand skim the ball

I catch the ball in my mouth

I understand that she probably wants to throw the ball to me again, but it’s so fun to chew on

I say, “Throw it to me again,” but of course she couldn't hear me...she only heard my bark

I dream that I can talk to her and ask her to play fetch with me, but instead I just wait for her to throw the ball