By Giselle Cardoza, age 11, California

When you see her in the tummy
She acts like a bouncy bunny
When born she’ll either eat or cry
Will she love Mom’s apple pie?

By Danielle Barber, age 15, New Jersey

O, bed sitting alone in an empty room,
Waiting for someone to keep you company.

By Nayma Khan, 15, California

The unexplainable longing
To abandon life as you know it

By Yasmin Ortiz, 16, California

Success, you have everything to gain and nothing to lose by trying
Because as soon as it gets to the end, it will feel like you are gliding

By Daniel Hitz, 9, Washington

The day is over.
Time to go to bed.

By Elibeth Arriaga, 15, California

Oh, how I dream of the sky
She is lit with a silky, blue glow