Found Poem

Gang Shooting Victim Must Overcome Pain To Walk Again

10 year old girl shot 3 times
playing basketball
four days later a physical therapist tells her its time to get up
she looks around,everyone looking at her
mom,dad & nurse
A lanky 4th grader with braids
speeling bee champion & outstanding player in basketball
may take months to walk again
March 2
in compton a young man
handgun shoots her in the back,knee & hip.
two other males shot and both survived.
"she understands" dad says.
"its a long process & she understands that"
doctor puts a sock on her foot and tells her to sit up
she been laying for a long time
with the help of her parents and a single sob
Erica began to move.

Linthecum,Kate,"Gang shhoting victim must overcome pain to walk again"The Los Angeles Times, March 14,2010

Stream of Consciousness

I would really like a new dog such as a german sheperd,a pittbull,or even a bulldog.My favorite dog from these is the sheperd because they are very big when they grow up and most of all they are very friendly with people.The reason why I want a new dog is becuse my dog "Jacky" is very old,I mean to us in human years he is only 10 years old but in dog years he is 70!!The other day he had a big bloody ball on his leg,at first I didnt think it was serious because I thought it was a cut but as the days went on I started to see something strange about him.So,I told my dad and he said "Take him to the vet and see what Jacky has."The next day my mom picked me up from school and we took Jacky to the vet.The vet was very smelly and had differnt type of dogs and different sizes.I signed in and I waited for the vet to call Jacky's name.After 30 minutes of waiting in the lobby they finally called his name so I went inside the examination room with my mom.At first I was worried that he would not let himself get examined or even let me put the muzzle on his mouth but I was wrong he didn't do anything crazy that would make the vet get scared.The vet came inside and he saw the big bloody ball which wasn't really bloody anymore because it was dried up for not being taken care of in time.I remember him saying this after seeing him "Jacky will need surgery on his leg."I was scared he would not make it surgery because he is old.We left him and so the next day we took him home and we were happy that he made it.Now Jacky is healthy and happy.