In Search of a Song Volume 243

8/7/2019 In Search of a Song Volume 243

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~~;8",,~~~;8~;8.,~~ AWaterways ProjectPublication

GuirleneJeanty Richard SpiegelBarbara Fishercodirectors

Thomas Perryadministrative assistant"

James Pattonteacher

Bedford Stuyvesant OutreachCoranJames, directorFrank Murray, principal i.a.

Stephen E. Phillips, Superintendent,Alternative High Schools &Programs

1996 Ten Penny Playerswith funding support from

the NY State Council on the Arts


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UNHAPPY LIFEevery dayIremember youyou were my best friendIfeel a deep pain everydaylife without you is awfuleven if Ihave everythingIwon't be able to forget youever SInceyou goyou made my life miserableyou are the most important personsince you go to another countrythe only thing is to call every dayIfeel unhappy without youIwish you would come back

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MY ROOMin my roomI can see everything outsidemy room has two beautiful windowsI can see the people who passI see people who fightI see children who playI can hear police sirenssometimesawind brings fresh air thatmakes me happy

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ALONE IN THE HOUSEalone in the housenobody is thereI feel lonelyI feel sick with a headacheeverybody goes to worklife in America is somethingI don't understandif you leave your door openpeople come in your house andkill you, life in America is a nightmaresometimesI can not sleep

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I LOST MY BESTFRIENDTampon was my best friendI liked him with his beautiful nosesincerelyIsayIliked himhe was so wonderfulhe was a college studenthe was so smartone day he went to workhis friend told himtonight we have to goto a partywould you want to come?he said, yesI would love to comethey went to that partythey gavehim some drugshe didn't want to take the drugsthey shot him

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SNOWI look at the windowthe snow falling on the caron the house, on the tree, on the streeteverywhere is snow inNewYorkamiraclekids playing in the snownot afraid of the snow'first falling, Idon't like the coldI hate coats

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POOR CREATUREeverywhere I goIsee people destroy treesoh, trees, Ilike youpoor tree, creature of Godwhen will they stop cutting youif no trees thenno ramif no trees thenlife becomes impossiblelet's stop cutting the treeslet's plant more

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SPRINGspring is my favorite seasonI like spring without snowI like spring without big coatsI like spring with blooming flowersI like spring with little winds breathingspring is my favorite season

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SU1v1MER VACATIONI remember last summer, Iwent to Haiti to pass myvacationamong my friends, my grandmotherI had a great timewe went to summer championshipsit was so much funwhat do I like about summer?more time to talk to my friends

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MET SOMEONEwhen I met youI was scared to speak to youwhen I spoke to youI was scared to look at youwhen I looked at youI was scared to kiss youwhen I kissed youI was scared to like youand now that I loveyouI am afraid of losing you

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KISS MEkiss me and I kiss you backmy heart achesI caused you so much painIcouldn't feel sureIloved you anymoremy lips were kissing yoursbut my heart felt detachedlike Iwas only going throughthe motions

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