in alphabetical order
Now it's your turn to enjoy wonderful words in your honor!
This young man was not playing games! His poetry reached the next level, and he achieved the highest score! Way to go!
We all think you've got a great opinion about what it means to be "Unpopular!" Keep going, Jasaiah!
Never underestimate the power of a young woman with a pencil! Madelyn has taught us that teens and tweens are far more than meets the eye.
Count up all of your dollars, Paris! You proved to be a poet and a scholar! Cha-ching Cha-ching!
Your poem really flipped the script on what we think of burgers! Well done, Sanya!
a Cinquan Poem
Sanya M.
6th Grade | A1Academics
Palm Beach, Florida
Meaty Cheesy
Cooking Heating Sizzling
Should have never been made
Food
Elijah P.
5th Grade | Caliber ChangeMakers Academy
Vallejo, California
In the world of gaming, I stand alone,
With a truth that many refuse to condone.
I dare to say what others may fear,
For my unpopular opinion is clear.
I believe that graphics don't make a game,
It's the gameplay that should take all the fame.
Fancy visuals may amaze the eye,
But without solid mechanics, a game will die.
Microtransactions, loot boxes plenty,
A practice that I simply despise.
Gamers deserve a fair and balanced field,
Not a pay-to-win system that never yields.
Sequels and reboots a dime a dozen,
and Originality seems to be forgotten.
I long for a game that breaks the mold,
Not just another story retold.
Perhaps my views may not be in fashion, But I stand firm, unswayed by the rogue.
For in the world of gaming, I'll remain true,
And champion the unpopular, through and through.
Paris G.
8th Grade | KIPP STRIVE Academy
Atlanta, Georgia
Money can buy happiness
To be honest with you, I don’t want anything less
When I walk into the store all nonchalant
All I have to do is swipe that card and that's all I want
Cha-ching, cha-ching is the noise that clings
When I walk out of the store, I’m the one that sings
Count up all of my dollars, that makes me holler
Then go back to being a scholar
This makes me wonder why people say that “money is the root of all evil’
They scribble it on an easel
Anyway I think that nothing could be better
Because when I have it I feel as light as a feather
Madelyn Y.
5th Grade | Springdale Park Elementary School
Atlanta, Georgia
Sephora Kids are not bad
we’re just trying to shop
Everybody thinks we are mad
Even though we are not.
I walk into the store
I get side eyes left to right
Just trying to get a product
Always starts a fight
We’re just being ourselves
We’re not trying to destroy shelves
We’re just trying to live a life
Without people telling us what’s wrong or right
At the end of the day we are still children
Living our lives and having fun
We are not being villains
To everybody and everyone
Jasaiah H.
6th Grade | The Anchor School
Atlanta, Georgia
Unchallengeable but definitely exceptional.
I do my own thing and that’s totally acceptable.
Not under the influence of what is in right now,
I won’t be hypnotized by social media, I will not follow the crowd.
Uninfluenced, unapologetic,
not really concerned if the majority doesn’t get it.
I will learn, I will be kind, I will treat others nicely,
I will never give up, even if I mess up slightly.
My true self I won’t try to hide or cover.
I won’t change, my values remain the same.
I guess that makes me unpopular.