4
The VOICE
of LMS
Titanic
by Cayden Matson - 5th grade
For years the keys to my freedom were lost,
buried,
hidden by my own fear.
I tasted sadness on my tongue,
anger at someone who was supposed to love me,
but he didn’t,
instead he hated me,
put me down because I wasn’t what he wanted.
I had the keys that let me be happy,
at a time etched into some of my best memories,
he took those keys away.
or so I thought,
but I LET him take the keys that belonged to me.
Keys I had earned,
loved,
cherished,
and valued.
I lost them because of someone who WANTED to hurt me,
I let him win,
let him hurt me.
Those keys that were mine,
took YEARS,
friends,
love,
a change of heart to FINALLY reclaim.
Now,
after I have lost,
searched for,
and reclaimed those keys,
I
WILL
NEVER
LET
THEM
GO.
The Keys I Lost and Then Reclaimed
by Ayla Anne - 8th grade