I am from karaoke rap battles on easter sunday
from the hard workers and jokes that
would extract the anger out of anyone
I'm from a 2 bedroom 1 bath
I'm from “those are not fireworks”
I...
H-F Hip Hop Tribute Contest 2023
Rules for Writing (For Art, please scroll down)
The song/rap/poem must be an original work by the student.
Submission must be uploaded to EDDA Google...
You can breathe like the leaves
of a nice brown autumn tree,
for they know of all
of the patience and prosperity
Or breathe like the rain of spring
but you will find out...
How will I die?
Walking to school
Car crash
Drowning
Suffocation
Murder
Armed robbery
Plane crash
Kidnapping
Starvation
When will I die?
This century
This decade
This year
This month
This...
Fire
It burns your skin and turns it into ashes
People don't see that once fire burns someone they have permanent scratches and patches
You try to drop tuck and roll but in the end the fire is...
When they see me, they see a distant sky.
To them, my aura manifests itself as a crisp baby blue;
It reflects just how cool I am.
And by cool, I mean cool, calm, and collected.
Could have...
Somehow I love yet dread their existence. One day they embrace the living, the next they bury you six feet under the dirt of hypocrisy. For I am one of those people. Concealed by the words of those who...
"Who Am I" by Kailyn Beckham, '23
You see my father the pastor and make assumptions
You assume i'm really sweet holier than thou
You assume i'm going to do everything by the rules
The questions...
Our love was like a river,
Destined to someday separate.
Your words are the thing that gave me life,
And took it away painfully leaving us both with heartbreak.
We were like a coin destined...
This is an ode
To my empty mind
With a thirst for words that just won’t come
Parched by the persistent pest that is
Procrastination
This is an ode
To the rhythmic tap of...
A new month comes around
Autumn leaves fall down
Falling down like crimson
Resonating between her legs
There is a growing pain of crimson
Pooling crimson water suffocating mammals
Red...
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