I Used to Be, Now I Am Poems

I Used to Be
by Jasmin                                                     

I used to be pretty
But now I’m Beautiful
I used to have money
But now I have diamonds
I used to be a teacher
But now I’m a TSS worker

Life of a Man

By Jabari

I  used  to be lucky but now I’m  not so much. I used to be so crazy but now I’m so calm. I used to be a psycho and a person who talked to himself but now I talk when spoken to. I used to be a movie star but now I’m a man who has a  greatful 21-year-old sister.I  used to be a 23 year old man but now  I’m a dead ghost man. I used to be a man that is super strong man that protects people but now I’m a old man that has people protect me.

By Taymiyyah

 I used to be a seed but now I am a flower.

I used to trash but now I am a trashcan.

I used to be a teenager but now I am a woman.

By Abdul

I used be a child                                                        
Now I am a grown man
I used to be a pair of pants now
I am a pair of socks
I used to be a paper now
 I am a pair of pencils
I used to be a hamster
Now I am a cage.
I used to be a computer now
I am a mouse.
I used to be a chicken now I am a
Fork.

I’m Satisfied

By Brianna                                                 

I used to be a baby                                          

But now I’m a millionaire

I used to be in school

But now I’m to cool for school

I used  to be a dollar

But now I am a 20.00 bill

I used to be living in a house

But now I’m living in a mansion

I used to be in Chicago

But now I’m In Hollywood

I used to be Beyonce

But now I’m Ciara

I used to be on Shake It Up

But now I’m on The Cosby Show

I used to be in bed

But now I’m in space

I used to be starting this poem

But now I’m finished

The P0em That Had a Lot 0f Random Stuff

By David

I used be Boring

Now I am not

I used to be a dog

Now I am a dog

I used to be funny

Now I am even funnier

I used to be an iPod

Now I am a phone

I used to be a computer

Now I am a broken computer

I used to be UFO

Now I am an alien that died

But now I am a Printer  

Imaginary Cities

These poems were inspired by making Imaginary Cites on the Tate Gallery's kids' site.

My Imaginary City
by Jabari

In my imaginary city, I live in a big castle. The things I love to do is make big speeches about life. I provide shelter for the poor in my spare rooms. The people are nice to have around always.

The air smells like fresh apples and new baked cookies fresh from the oven. When you want to change the smell, you change what you want it to be.

The people are very respectful to me. I am respectful to them back in the same manner.

The buildings are tall and stiff. They can hold a 1,000,000 pound plane.

When I leave my imaginary city, I feel sad for leaving my people who treated me so fairly.

By Lashae

In my imaginary city, I learn how to ice skate
because I don’t know how to really ice
skate but I can teach myself. Also
I can then know that I know how
to skate and I can teach others.

The air smells like fresh air. Fresh and clean not
old air and hot to breathe in. Air that
people will be able to sit down and
relax and breathe in and out fresh
air.

The people are nice and friendly. They treat me
nice. Only because I made the
imaginary world. And because I can
kick them out if I want to.

There are no buildings. There are no
buildings because it is a place where
people can relax. Also to skate and
have fun with their friends and relax.

When I leave my imaginary city, I feel
happy because there’s really nothing
to do but also sad because I can
relax and don’t have o clean up or
anything because it’s nothing to
clean up.

By Rakiyah
In my imaginary city, I will be in the boat with
my best friend Kelsey. We will
go to Hollywood and Chicago
to shop for clothes.

The air smells like fresh flowers and fresh water
taste strawberries and smells.

The people are my maid she cleans up after me.
She is my butler and she is nice.

The buildings are nice and clean. And a lot of clothes
in my closet.

When I leave my imaginary city, I feel
sad because it smells like flowers
and fresh clean water.
By Nazir
In my imaginary city I would want to live there because
it would be fun to ride the bus to
a castle for school every day.

The air smells like I would think it’s peach or
regular scent or smell. They could
smell apples, orange or grape, pear or
bananas.

The people are my brothers, mom, dad, my two sisters and
my friends. So they can relax like
you live in a mansion.

The buildings are there are two castles and three
sky scrapers the buildings are for
relaxing in peace.

When I leave my imaginary city, I feel
sad because it was fun to do things my way.

By Gueladio

In my imaginary city, I have an island, a house, a boat,
a train, train tracks, a pyramid, and a rock.

The air smells like beautiful roses, oranges, grapes
plums, and bananas.
The people work in buildings they are
so stinky because they
do not wash up.

The buildings are made out of gold, melted
solid gold. Everything is
so beautiful.

By Jabari R.

In my imaginary city, I will hire a bunch of guards
to protect the needy and I will give back to
my people and my kingdom.

The air smells like the air not being
polluted, air is really
clear and smoke.

The people are kind hearted, nice.
My people will help
anyone in need,
even our enemies.

The buildings are nice. When a tornado
or earthquake comes
a latch under the buildings will bring
them down so they won’t
get destroyed.

By Brianna
In my imaginary city, I am going on the airplane to
go and see my cousin Mia in
Disney World California.

The air smells like apple pie, cologne, and
other good smells. Also how it smells
that way by the people cook. Also
they know how to cook the
food is delicious.

The people are nice, kind, clean, beautiful, handsome.
People do clean and stuff.

The buildings are beautiful, big rooms, nice
backyards. Also how the rooms
and stuff get like that because
I created it.

When I leave my imaginary city, I feel
fabulous, talented, creative and just
me. People are going to miss me but I’ll be back to see
how they are taking care of it.

Our Wishes for Spring

Imani’s Wishes for Spring

I wish for money.
I wish for a laptop.
I wish for five more pet shops.
I wish that “no” was not a word.
I wish for a new MP3 player.
I wish that flowers will never die.
I wish for many more BFFs.
I wish for another home.
I wish that Monet and I will be BFFs forever.
I wish that there will be no more twisters.
I wish that Ayoka will have another school
I wish to get along with people.
I wish to be on the red carpet.
I wish for more books.
I wish that there will be no more bad weather.
I wish I could see my mom.

Monet’s Wishes for Spring

I wish for every mother to have a happy Mother’s Day.
I wish for love upon everyone I know.
I wish for people who are struggling to get through with this prayer.
I wish for flowers to bloom happiness and peace.
I wish for happy school days, happy work days.
I wish for non-violence.
I wish for Spring in full bloom.
I wish for no broken hearts, peace upon everyone.
I wish for bushels of flowers.
I wish to see my dad again before Spring ends.
I wish for a good education.
I wish for better drawing skills.
I wish for new Spring clothes and shoes.
I wish for world peace.
I wish for life to never end.
I wish for my poem to rule this magazine.

Jabari’s Wishes for Spring

I wish for a hot day.
I wish for a big pool.
I wish for sometimes rain.
I wish for lots of ice cream.
I wish for summer vacation.
I wish for lots of water ice.
I wish for lots of popsicles.
I wish for a good day.
I wish for no global warming.
I wish for a good year.
I wish for everybody to be happy.

Armani’s Wishes for Spring

I wish I was with my mom because it’s cool.
I wish for a cat.
I wish I had a video game.
I wish for a free car because it’s fun.
I wish for a computer because you get to play games.
I wish for new pencils because it’s nice to write.
I wish for a horse because they’re beautiful.
I wish it would snow so I could throw snowballs.

Nysir’s Wishes for Spring
I wish I had an Xbox 360 because it’s fun to play.
I wish I had a big car because you can ride it.
I wish to have a big house for me.
I wish I had one room to myself.
I wish I had more teeth.
I wish I had the most cheer.
I wish I had sisters then brothers.
I wish my mom had more money.
It wish I had more taffies.