Year 8 Providing Equal Opportunities Poetry 2022
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- Feb 3, 2022
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Year 8 are analysing the William Blake poem 'The Chimney Sweeper' and discussing the idea of the inequalities for poor children in Victorian England. They are writing poems that link to SDG 10 'Reduces Inequalities' about providing equal opportunities in the modern world.
Power
Im a girl with power.
The world says”Nothing good happens to the
girl child but only the boy child”.
Im stuck in my room caged with my worth.
The future I foresee.
Equality will never be,
People will never see,
We women that need to flee,
The future I foresee.
A tear trickled down her cheek,
hurt by the way people speak,
We cried “weep,weep,weep!”
But we will leap!
We will not give up,
and we will erupt.
The cages that were Locked will be opened,
And never be broken.
We suffered
But we will get tougher
And accomplish the dreams
we wished to see.
-Gianna Susan-
SOCIAL EQUALITY
Whose person is that I think I know. Its owner is quite happy though. Full of joy like a vivid rainbow, I watch him laugh. I cry hello.
He gives his person a shake, And laughs until her bellyaches. The only other sound's the break, Of distant waves and birds awake.
The person is, and deep, But he has promises to keep, After cake and lots of sleep. Sweet dreams come to him cheap.
He rises from his gentle bed, With thoughts of kittens in his head, He eats his jam with lots of bread. Ready for the day ahead.
BY=DAWOOD
Hello there world
Full of inequalities and troubles
I know we’ve came so far
But alas, here we are
For all the boys and girls
Who live in this terrible world
For their eyes go “weep! ‘weep! ‘weep! ‘weep!”
As they wind down to their nightmarish sleep
From gold mines to maids
From fishnets and trade
What does the world even care for?!
Is it justice or is it fame?
At this point, I don’t even care
I know there’s no point, there’s something I could share
If you are here, right here and right now
Please spread my long-lost vow, to the stars and to the moon.
- Kylie 8-3
Daniyaal Syed
The earth was made fair like a smooth path on a lane
but soon enough we all will end up in vain
hopefully equality will lead us away from the pain
otherwise we all will end up in grain in the grass plain
maybe just maybe we one day will be as rich as queen Jane
then we will restrain our pain hopefully they don’t leave us afar
so ahead that their careers will offend our fears
hopefully they will get rid of our tears so we all can be equal
and we can go with them so it doesn’t end up in another sequel
Children suffer here and there,
We should not act like we don't care.
Whether it's poverty or child labor
It is a must to do a favour
I want to give my all to stop the crimes
And I hope you do too to end the times
and do our best.
But of course,
Someone will stop this by force.
But soon everyone will resist.
Soon , we shall make a place which everyone will create
Later we will embrace
The many possibilities we will embrace
But soon, there will be a time when evil rise.
But if they do,
We will stop it through and through.
I hope you understand my view
We shall break out of this loop.