The Dragon in Me  

The dragon in me is very angry
when no one wants to play with her,
then she kicks anywhere she can.  

The dolphin in me is crawling around,
looking for food.
She is stomping her feet
to look for food.  

The spider in me
is crawling around
looking for trouble,
pushing aside everyone
in her way.  

The giraffe in me
is in a kind mood.
She looks for
someone to play with.  

The bird inside me
loves to sing.
She sings every day.
At the end of the day
she sings herself to sleep.  

The lion inside me
is tired,
she curls up in a ball
and goes to sleep.  

By Mary-Kate Eynon

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I Am Afraid  

I am afraid,
of spiders,
of reading in bed,
then noticing something
out of the corner of my eye,
pulling back the cover
and seeing my whole bed.
Infested
With brown, hairy, spiders.  

I am afraid,
of spiral stairs going down,
a funny feeling in my stomach,
getting dizzy,
jerking forward,
tumbling down.  

I am afraid,
of waking up in the night,
crossing my darkened room
to get a glass of water
from the bathroom
imagining green, slimy hands
snatching at my ankles
from under the bed.
Then running back,
pulling the covers
over my head
to escape
the dark
but finding I’m still
swallowed by it’s evil.  

By Kate Rickson

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The Animals in Me  

The bear in me
Makes me fight
When he is hurt
By other people.  

The dragon in me
Breathes fire
When he’s hot
He flaps his wings
When he’s happy.  

The owl in me
Is wise
And calm
In the night.  

The snake in me
Rattles his tail
When he’s angry
And furious.  

The rat in me
Sneaks in
To other people’s business.  

By Joshua Hughes

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The Dragon in Me  

The dragon in me
always gets into fights
when he’s angry
he punches and kicks
he wins every time
and only lost once.  

The dragon in me
shares his sweets
when he’s happy.  

The dragon in me
hates doing work
on a Monday morning at school.  

The dragon in me
is red when he’s angry
he’s mostly red.  

The dragon in me
protects me all the time.

Stefano Monni

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