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Instructions: Fill in the blanks at the bottom of the page to create your own poem. Once you are done, you will be able to print and email your poem. You can also share a copy of your poem with Pongo, or download this activity to print and work on off-line.

Everything in the box below can be changed. Feel free to add lines, remove lines, or change words to fit your purpose. Simply highlight and delete the blank lines and the suggestions in parentheses, as you go.

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For inspiration, click on the link below to read a finished poem. Or simply begin writing!

Read "I Am" by Kiesha

I Am
by Kiesha

Today I am rollerblades, ready to go
Yesterday I was like a family, mad and upset
On the street I am a dove, representing happiness
In my room I am the wind, freezing and alone
To my mom I am nothing
To my dad I am definitely nothing
My friends think I am a mood ring, always changing
Really I am myself, happy and loving life

[DELETE the underlines, suggestions, and any text you don't want (including this line!).]

a poem by ______________________ (your name here)

Today I am __________________________________________ (like a tree, a bug,  ???),

_____________________________________ (strong and tall, crawling in the  dirt, ???).

Yesterday I was _________________________________ (like a scream,  a church, ???),

__________________________________________ (scaring people,  inspirational, ???).

On the street I am ________________________________  (like a song, an ice cube, ???),

________________________________________  (making my music, cold as death, ???).

In my room I am  ________________________________ (like an angel, a secret fire, ???),

_______________________________________ (thinking peaceful thoughts, a threat, ???).

To  my mom I am  ____________________________ (like all her hopes, like a squid, ???),

_________________________________________ (a bright future, a , a goopy mess, ??? .

To  my dad I am  __________________________________________________________,

_______________________________________________________________________.

My  friends think I am  _____________________________________________________,

_______________________________________________________________________.

Really  I am  _____________________________________________________________,

_______________________________________________________________________.

This poem was created on the PongoTeenWriting.org web site!