Found Poems: Created from the book "Are you Out There God?" about homeless adolescents

I can’t believe they did this to me

By: Sam Mitchell

11/14/2013

Scared, Angry, Tired

I can’t believe they did

This to me

Ran away

Nowhere to go

I can’t believe they did

This to me

I’m ashamed

I don’t think you’ll like me

I can’t believe they did

This to me

He said he loved me then

He said he would kill me

I can’t believe they did

This to me

Help! Help me! Please help me!

By: Eric Remaly

11/14/2013

“Help! Help me! Please help me!”

She was sprinting as

Fast as he

Let could cary

Her

She jumped on the van

Pounding, pounding to

Get our

Attention

Scared to death

No, no

Running, swerving, dodging

Across the dark street

“Help! Help me! Please help me!”

Then it happened

It pulled alongside the girl

He jumped out

“Help! Help me! Please help me!”

He started to beat her

Pick her up and throw

Her into the car

There was nothing

We could do

Every single word of this story

Is

TRUE

“Help! Help me! Please help me!”

Six of us in a box

By: Isaiah Saunders

11/14/2013

Six of us in a box

Six beautiful kids,

Infinitely beautiful

But dirty

Bed ragged, unkempt

Six beautiful kids

The youngest 11-12

It’s not a bad box

Six beautiful kids

Six kids huddled together

Trying not to look ashamed

Six beautiful kids

Concerned that the father beat them

Six beautiful kids

These kids might have a better future

Six beautiful kids

Homeless Person Wins Millions

Homeless Man Wins Millions

Tamer Lapore

11/6/2013

As an elderly man sat on a park bench, he thought of food.  Food was all he really wanted.  He noticed all of the venders walking about with the most delicious smelling foods!  As he sat there thinking of food, he heard a scream.  A girl fell into the sewer.  The old man jumped into action.  He ran towards the sewer on his arthritic legs.  He pulled the girl out.  She had on a very expensive looking dress.  When she got out, her parents, who just so happened to be trillionaires, ran up and started pulling money out of their pockets – then, they looked up to see who saved their daughter.  They looked at him, put the money back in their pockets and walked away.  The old homeless man stood there in shock!  Then he found a diamond necklace.  He thought, “it must be the girl’s.  We’ll if it’s hers then I earned it fair and square.” It was worth millions!  The man no longer had to dream about food, he bought it.

Jazz Tangles