Work About Family

We encourage our students to give expression to their thoughts and feelings about their families.  Below are a selection of poems Eagleton students have written about their families.

A Hard Life    By Joshua

I lived a hard life
That nobody could live
Kids made fun of me because
I was a little too big
This is the story of my life, yeah,
That's right
I am a smart kid
I just need to learn how to use it
I can behave, I just need to prove it
I'm doing my best to check myself 
So I can go back with grams and do my best
To become the best
Like my brothers who's been laid to rest
After fighting the war
Even though my hearts a little sore,
I'll still remember my brother that fought for the world.

Ode To Franklin    By Brian

This man was a good man who never sat in front of a fan
He was a worker, 7 to 3 shift, yet worked beyond with strength and thrift
This man is my uncle, the greatest of all uncles, who taught me to never play
Bloody knuckles, work with your mind, not with your fist
Be honest and true, so much on the list
He got up early and went to work, but he never got there
For one morning he was gone, hit by a drunk driver at dawn
I said my goodbye, Six years later
Had a memorial at Eagleton and stopped being a hater
To those who left me behind unable to mourn
Now, I've done the mourning and the grieving, ain't no deceiving
I hope he remembers me as I walk up those stairs 
And takes my hand next to God to show he cares
Together again, above in Heaven

My Mom     By Michael

I love my mom.
I miss my mom.
I like when my mom calls me.
She asks about my life.
We talk about our visits.

To My Mother: Love Be to Lori        By Nick H.

Love be to Lori through good times and bad, love be to Lori.
Though I never met my dad, love be to Lori, she gave me my life.
Love be to Lori for all the tears she had cried staying up late wishing she died.
Love be to Lori for trying her best. Love be to Lori God knows I'll love my mother no less!