Transcript:

A poem by Roi Kwabena:
An opening,
As I pondered the fragility,
Oh how challenged we are,
As we pursue on this journey in Stourbridge,
I discovered,
Remembered,
Re-visioned,
Re-addressed,
My goals.

A poem by a female paricipant, 10:
I was a slave for a while,
Everybody was unhappy,
The sky was filled with darkness,
Many of us had to be force fed,
My life was a living nightmare,
We were chained if we dared to escape,
The pain and thought of living longer,
Sent me to my knees.

A poem by Nick, 16:
Sad that it happened to her,
So loving and kind,
Freedom to eat and drink what she wishes,
That’s what I wish for her,
Be able to go out without people staring at her,
This is what life can do.

A poem by Matthew, 12:
If only everyone was free,
You don’t need money to be free,
Money does not make you rich at heart,
We all need our own freedom to keep our identity.

A poem by Laura, 14 performed by Mikey, 12:
Red is a rose,
Watching over you,
Everywhere you go,
That rose will be will you,
Looking after you through good and bad,
My little angel don’t feel sad.

A poem by a female paricipant, 13:
Red is a rose watching over you,
Everywhere you go that rose will be with you,
And with that rose is all my love,
It will be with you all the time through good and bad,
Just remember it was me who gave you that rose.

A poem by Cheri, 10 performed by Claire:
Mother Nature changed our lives forever more,
With the nature and beauty of love,
With grass and flowers that grow high,
Bushes and trees grow to the sky,
And that’s Mother Nature in everyday we live.