In the Style of Jewel:
I am a Family Man
I am a family man
do not pull me away
family is my life
I will always live my life
without hesitation
when there is a pull
pushing back is the only option
--Hunter
I am a Family Man
I am a family man
do not pull me away
family is my life
I will always live my life
without hesitation
when there is a pull
pushing back is the only option
--Hunter
In the style of Victor Hernandez Cruz
I LOVE THE GAME
BUT I'M ON THE BLEACHERS
EVERYONE TELLING ME TO PLAY
I USED TO WANT TO
TODAY I WAS QUESTIONED ABOUT IT
AND I SAID I HAVE NO INTEREST
TOMORROW THEY'LL DO THE SAME
STILL I LOVE THE GAME
AND ALL I WANT TO DO IS WATCH
BUT MAYBE I'LL BE A PART OF THE TEAM
MAYBE I CAN JUST HELP
OR I COULD DO BEHIND THE SCENES STUFF
I LOVE THE GAME
BUT I'M ON THE BLEACHERS
I LOVE THE GAME
BUT I'M ON THE BLEACHERS
EVERYONE TELLING ME TO PLAY
I USED TO WANT TO
TODAY I WAS QUESTIONED ABOUT IT
AND I SAID I HAVE NO INTEREST
TOMORROW THEY'LL DO THE SAME
STILL I LOVE THE GAME
AND ALL I WANT TO DO IS WATCH
BUT MAYBE I'LL BE A PART OF THE TEAM
MAYBE I CAN JUST HELP
OR I COULD DO BEHIND THE SCENES STUFF
I LOVE THE GAME
BUT I'M ON THE BLEACHERS
In the style of Sandra Cisneros...
Haylee Who
Hunter Awrey
Haylee who throws to the moon
and asks for more
who has champion pumping in her veins
who is a powerhouse on the field
whose arm is strong as steel
Is too good to take an L without a fight
who tells me she is confident
who tells me she is ready
whose talent makes me proud
can't take a break there's a game to be played
puts blood sweat and tears into it everyday
who shows her talent through the K's
is incredible
is a smart girl with dedication like no other
is ready to excel on new levels
why be inside when there's a big backyard waiting
is waiting for the dirt to show up under her cleats
who makes us all proud when that moment comes
is lightning in a bottle in more ways than one
who proceeds to succeed over and over
and over
are the girls she's shutting down asking
who can stop her
who can stop her who
Haylee Who
Hunter Awrey
Haylee who throws to the moon
and asks for more
who has champion pumping in her veins
who is a powerhouse on the field
whose arm is strong as steel
Is too good to take an L without a fight
who tells me she is confident
who tells me she is ready
whose talent makes me proud
can't take a break there's a game to be played
puts blood sweat and tears into it everyday
who shows her talent through the K's
is incredible
is a smart girl with dedication like no other
is ready to excel on new levels
why be inside when there's a big backyard waiting
is waiting for the dirt to show up under her cleats
who makes us all proud when that moment comes
is lightning in a bottle in more ways than one
who proceeds to succeed over and over
and over
are the girls she's shutting down asking
who can stop her
who can stop her who
In the Style of Arnold Adoff
Real World News Flash
Hunter Awrey
You
are my
support standing
at the top of the family
making an example of what
I dream to be in my own future
You
are a star
player standing at
third base showing
you team what a
champion looks like
You
are my
worry helping
me is nonexistent
in your world commun-
icating with my own world
Real World News Flash
Hunter Awrey
You
are my
support standing
at the top of the family
making an example of what
I dream to be in my own future
You
are a star
player standing at
third base showing
you team what a
champion looks like
You
are my
worry helping
me is nonexistent
in your world commun-
icating with my own world
In the Style of Love by Michael Dransfield
Hey kiddo
Hey
Want to go practice and get warmed up?
Sure
Alright let’s go
I’ll grab the tee you grab the balls and the bat
Okay what do you want to do first?
Just catch to warm up the arm
All right but I’m going to be very rusty we may
Do more fetching than catching
I have to do that anyday I play this with you don’t call it rust
Ha ha shut up
Good throw
Thanks let’s see yours
Ha ha that was a good one
Ya ya you still have time to mess up
Crap, like that
That was terrible
I know
What now?
I’ll hit, you field
Ready?
Yup, you?
Hit it
I need help
With what?
I don’t think it’s lined up right.
Here, work on inside pitches move the tee closer
Okay right there?
Yup.
Thanks for the help Hunter
No problem kiddo nothing else I’d rather be doing
Hey kiddo
Hey
Want to go practice and get warmed up?
Sure
Alright let’s go
I’ll grab the tee you grab the balls and the bat
Okay what do you want to do first?
Just catch to warm up the arm
All right but I’m going to be very rusty we may
Do more fetching than catching
I have to do that anyday I play this with you don’t call it rust
Ha ha shut up
Good throw
Thanks let’s see yours
Ha ha that was a good one
Ya ya you still have time to mess up
Crap, like that
That was terrible
I know
What now?
I’ll hit, you field
Ready?
Yup, you?
Hit it
I need help
With what?
I don’t think it’s lined up right.
Here, work on inside pitches move the tee closer
Okay right there?
Yup.
Thanks for the help Hunter
No problem kiddo nothing else I’d rather be doing
In the Style of William Carlos Williams...
I Just Have to Say
We have coached
a great team
that was given
to us
an which
you are probably
jealous
Forgive us
for our victories
they were so fun
and champions we are
I Just Have to Say
We have coached
a great team
that was given
to us
an which
you are probably
jealous
Forgive us
for our victories
they were so fun
and champions we are
In the Style of Elizabeth Coatsworth
Hunter, you are always listening to that old twang. You should listening to something that hits you like... "Bop." I'm not talking about nothing huge but that country has got to drop. I'm saying listen to some good music with some nice slang. Because there's something about that country that makes me pop. That Blake Shelton, Luke Bryan, and George Strait is just something I hate Have you ever thought about opening a brand new gate? Just listen to some rap or pop, anything besides the country slop. Look man, I grew up in the country culture. You listen to whatever you want, I can't live without it. Being a country-raised boy, it's something you can't alter. You may think my way is your weakness but I'm not gonna split. I love it too much to end it, Man there's no need to bicker. I can't leave my country raised roots, twang doesn't need a pinch-hit. -Hunter Awrey |
In the Style of William Stafford...
Fifteen
Walking to my room that night
I heard a weeping noise from across the hall
I followed the noised, and found my sister sad as ever
laying on her bed in a deep wonder, I sat down next to her
slowly on her bed. I was fifteen.
I observed how she looked, the
sadness in her eyes, the lost look
on her face; I finally asked her what
she was going to do, I tried to help
her as a friend and a brother. I was fifteen.
I gave her my advice there that night, she
listened to me like never before. I thought about
myself in her shoes, and just kept talking about
what I thought. Sitting there next to each other
we had a great connection, we understood. I was fifteen.
When I was done advising, I looked at her
she looked confident, more than before I sat down
next to her. She wiped away her tears and stood up
to be done with the sorrow and move on. She started to
do her thing like normal, I watched with a grin, she played
I stood there, fifteen
Fifteen
Walking to my room that night
I heard a weeping noise from across the hall
I followed the noised, and found my sister sad as ever
laying on her bed in a deep wonder, I sat down next to her
slowly on her bed. I was fifteen.
I observed how she looked, the
sadness in her eyes, the lost look
on her face; I finally asked her what
she was going to do, I tried to help
her as a friend and a brother. I was fifteen.
I gave her my advice there that night, she
listened to me like never before. I thought about
myself in her shoes, and just kept talking about
what I thought. Sitting there next to each other
we had a great connection, we understood. I was fifteen.
When I was done advising, I looked at her
she looked confident, more than before I sat down
next to her. She wiped away her tears and stood up
to be done with the sorrow and move on. She started to
do her thing like normal, I watched with a grin, she played
I stood there, fifteen
In the Style of Billy Collins...
"Occasionally
I wanna talk about me"
-Toby Keith
Everyday I see you at school
lockers right next to each other
You coming in at the bell
Always have something to say,
a story to tell
Me listening with my ears open
you ignorant
Most days, we are full
of hilarious jokes
I stare straight through you when I'm in need
or look elsewhere for
help I need
I find it far far from you
There is no need to try
to help me
or make up for it
I can manage without you
I haven't had a choice for years
But at my lowest, I may notice
a little care in your eyes
in the small amount of your curiosity
and maybe you don't want to help
or afraid you get stuck
to my stories and feelings
I will sit you down
with full trust
with something to tell you
and you will listen, as always
your ears listen,
but your heart does not
"Occasionally
I wanna talk about me"
-Toby Keith
Everyday I see you at school
lockers right next to each other
You coming in at the bell
Always have something to say,
a story to tell
Me listening with my ears open
you ignorant
Most days, we are full
of hilarious jokes
I stare straight through you when I'm in need
or look elsewhere for
help I need
I find it far far from you
There is no need to try
to help me
or make up for it
I can manage without you
I haven't had a choice for years
But at my lowest, I may notice
a little care in your eyes
in the small amount of your curiosity
and maybe you don't want to help
or afraid you get stuck
to my stories and feelings
I will sit you down
with full trust
with something to tell you
and you will listen, as always
your ears listen,
but your heart does not
In the Style of Laura Veuve....
Be Perfect
Perfect Brain
Perfect Personality
Perfect Clothes
Perfect Attitude
Perfect Attitude
Perfect Attitude
-- Shocking news to the world
not one of you are perfect--
Hypocritical
Unfair
We should have saw this coming
It raised us all
Our society screwed everyone up
I read the hypocritical magazines
I went to our schools
I dealt with the hypocrites commenting
on
my clothes
my looks
my attitude
my strength
Miserable
Unfair
My parents can't protect me
My friends can't protect me
My wonderful, loving
ignorant community can't protect me
No one can be protected
We all have to cope to survive
What?
Oh I'm fine,
on the outside maybe
Be perfect
Unfair
Be Perfect
Perfect Brain
Perfect Personality
Perfect Clothes
Perfect Attitude
Perfect Attitude
Perfect Attitude
-- Shocking news to the world
not one of you are perfect--
Hypocritical
Unfair
We should have saw this coming
It raised us all
Our society screwed everyone up
I read the hypocritical magazines
I went to our schools
I dealt with the hypocrites commenting
on
my clothes
my looks
my attitude
my strength
Miserable
Unfair
My parents can't protect me
My friends can't protect me
My wonderful, loving
ignorant community can't protect me
No one can be protected
We all have to cope to survive
What?
Oh I'm fine,
on the outside maybe
Be perfect
Unfair