Imitation: "Theme for English B"

April | 2018 | Workthoughts

OPTIONAL: Share your take on “Theme for English B.”

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  1. B3May 8, 2020 at 6:25 PM

    The instructor said,
    Go home and write
    a page tonight.
    And let that page come out of you--
    Then, it will be true.

    I am a young, fourteen year old boy,
    Who happens to be Asian, and Scandinavian.
    I live in the wonderful town of Belmont, in a blue house on Richardson Road.
    I come from playing in the school parking lot,
    and watching the trees wave at me through the windows.

    I, as a young boy, like many things.
    Like fresh and delicious food,
    and the smell of my grandmother's kitchen.
    I love the cool, exhilarating rush of swimming,
    The funky flow of jazz, and the soothing feeling of playing my instruments.
    I love just chatting with friends, and enjoying how we roar with laughter, like the thunderclouds on a rainy day.

    I am a part of all these communities,
    Music
    Swimming
    Family and Friends
    Just another piece in the puzzle of the world.
    I may not be perfect,
    And I might be a little different than you.
    Or maybe a lot different.
    Or maybe just the same.
    But the point is,
    We all have our differences,
    And community is what brings us together.
    B3 is Chris Bauge

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