Prompted by a poetry unit taught in Mrs. Nelson's Literature class, Keyanna submitted a poem she wrote to The American Library of Poetry Student Poetry contest. You can read her poem, along with the other student winners on the organizations website The American Library of Poetry Student Poetry Contest
Pictures by Keyanna Crissman
My house is full of pictures.
Ones of sunny fields and blue skies,
with smiling faces and crooked teeth.
These pictures capture the moment's charm perfectly,
an eternal, everlasting memory.
I've seen the people in these pictures now,
and they are not the same.
They have longer hair and straighter teeth,
but something else has changed.
Their faces no longer have their color,
the light no longer lingers in their eyes.
Their joy they spread like confetti
is nowhere to be found.
Sometimes I wonder
if they are the same people in the pictures.
But still, I love them the same,
because I changed just like them.