FEAR!

Growing up most kids are afraid of the monster in their closet, the boogyman under the bed, the dark, being home alone, etc. I, on the other hand, feared storms. I remember like it was yesterday, I was in kindergarten. My teacher told the class that we were having a tornado drill and we needed to go out in the hallway. Soon enough it was clear, it was no drill, it was the real thing. My mom came to the school with my cousin to pick me up before it got too bad. When we got back to my house my dad and sisters were standing at the door with my aunt, and dad finally told us to go to the basement. He could feel the door pushing on his stomach as he stood against it from the high winds. After being down there for a couple minutes my mom decided to go upstairs and get the animals. As she was getting the dog and cat from the garage, she noticed our front porch had been torn off the house and was laying in our front yard, she called my dad upstairs to look. Finally after it was all said and done, we all came upstairs to find the roof and pillars of our porch laying in the front yard. Ever since i've been terrified of storms.

A poem is a creative piece of writing. I think a poem is a way to express how you feel, or how you want to feel. Most people use poetry to get their thoughts down on paper. A poem can be very serious, or very funny. Poems also can be a way to tell a story, that has happened, or that you want to happen. When I first started reading poems in gradeschool I remember thinking a poem was something that had to ryhme, was very short. I've realized that a poem is way more than just words that ryhme.