"Math Struggles"

Last marking period,

my grade in math was bad.

Mr. Jacob even told me

that he wasn't very glad.

I took into account

the work that I had missed.

I then began to realize

I've dug into a ditch.

My grade dropped too low, 

and my mom wasn't impressed,

she yelled at me and said

"Get this issue addressed."

I went after school 

and asked him for missed work,

and the list that he gave me

almost dug into the dirt.

I had a lot of work to do

and not a lot of time.

So I went home that night

and I began to work at nine.

Two days later 

I handed it all in.

Once I got my report card

I had to go thank him.

My grade increased a lot,

but although I felt it was earned

I must get my work in on time

was a valuable lesson I learned

"The Dog Attack"

Palm Sunday was a family day,
We got together to celebrate.
The food was good, we were having fun,
But suddenly we were instantly stunned.

Our dog was beginning to act a bit vicious,
He snarled and growled and started to scare us.
Then while my little cousin was eating desert,
the dog attacked him and he almost got hurt.

We all jumped up fast and pulled him away,
as he was biting and scratching like crazy.
My uncle then grabbed him by his neck
and threw him in his cage, he looked very stressed.

I then went to see if my cousin was okay,
he was too shocked to talk so he looked away.
Nevertheless the problem was solved,
the dog stayed locked up until everyone was gone.

"Car Accident"

Something happened this month that made me sigh,

unfortunately for me it was very sudden.

My car got hit on Cecchino drive

and my day became a burden.

My friend did not look as he was going in reverse,

I just so happened to be right behind  him.

There was not enough time for me to disperse,

And my drivers side door was smashed all the way in.

Luckily for me, I did not get hurt

But my car suffered the pain.

But as if things could not get any worse

The weather was pouring rain.

He begged me not to tell the cops,

that we'd work  it out on our own.

So we went down to a mechanic's shop

and we made the issue known.

Unfortunately the price was high

so we had to relocate.

My own mechanic is an awesome guy

and he made the price great.

My friend was very kind and paid the whole fair

he was genuinely sorry for what happened.

A few weeks later my car was repaired

and I was extremely happy.

Art Mistake

My assignment was set
I was ready to go
The brushes were wet
And the paint was as fresh as new snow
I began to paint
I was doing so well
But a mistake almost made me faint
My picture did not look so swell
Blue paint was spilled
where it did not belong
My heart was drilled
It looked so..wrong.
But I thought to myself
not to dread on this mistake
I can fix it myself
because I am great, I can paint!
In the original shot
the sky was grey
however then I thought,
blue can make it look like day!
I changed the scenery
and fixed some things
The problem was now history
and I felt like a king.

November - In The Heat of Battle

Football games are physical and tough
and a win is never easy
Playing while hurt is extremely rough
and that's what happened to me.

A few weeks ago my ankle turned
and I couldn't finish the game.
Although we won, the pain just burned
I didn't think things would be the same.

I went through practice like I usually would
and my ankle felt really weak
However Sandy came as hard as she could
which postponed practice for a week.

This gave me time to recover slow
and prepare for the next game
I iced everyday until my foot was numb
and then the next game came.

That day I felt as if I were never hurt
and everything was good.
It never bothered me afterwards
and I played as hard as I could.

October - My Math Test

Math class is usually easy for me
but this year has been much different you see
The first test I aced and the second one too
but the one after that was harder to do
I'm not very good when it comes to graphs
that's what made the test harder to pass
At first it seemed like it wouldn't be too difficult
then my brain got as cold as an ice sickle
I couldn't remember the formula to use
so I asked Mr. Jacob to be excused
In the bathroom I stood there and collected my thoughts
and went back to class to finish it off
When I got the test back the grade wasn't good
I should have aced it like I know I could
Next time I'm just going to have to study harder
If math was football I would not be a starter

September - Digital Journalism

A class that ended up being harder than expected
That to this day has me constantly stressing
I try to figure out now if I regret it
Or if god is just testing
A few weeks in and I'm already behind
Articles due, trying to catch up
So many assignments so little time
The work just keeps piling up
So I sat down one day and got myself together
I wrote down a list of things I must complete
I worked on my assignments for what seemed like forever
When it was all finished, it felt so sweet
I realized that I have to finish things on time
Otherwise I'll end up in the same postition
I don't want to end up behind
From now on my work will be finished