William Harrison

They wanted “Boo” Radley to come out

Dill came and they try to get him to come out

Things were in a knothole of a tree

His way of communicating with the world

His uncle knew

It filled it with cement

They imagine him as a monster

Scout thinks he is more

Dill, Jem, and Scout want to be friends with “Boo”

Tom was accused of rape

There is no way out

People can’t face the truth

A white man told a lie a black told the truth

To set him free

Guilty… guilty… guilty… guilty were the words

Atticus tried, tried, and tried again

To set him free

There is no chance at all

Because tom is black

His wife is broken

She has to get a job there is no father for her children

Shot seventeen times he could not be saved

He was a cripple and a mockingbird

Yet he was convicted

Halloween pageant with scout as a ham

She is too late on the stage

Jem and she head home

She hears a “crunch” her costume breaks

They are saved by “Boo”

He tried to murder children before he died

CharlieTrujillo, TKM Poem

Boo Radley
He doesn’t come out, no one knows why.
He only comes out when someone’s about to die.
He saved their life once,
Underneath the dark sky.

There are many stories about his life,
But no one knows the truth.
Come out wherever you are we need help were, not that far.
He won’t come out and no one knows why.

They seen him once wasn’t so great.
But he helped them, now they appreciate.
He went back inside and won’t come back out,
Will he be there when they need his help?

They wait and wait for him to come back,
But no one comes
They never look back.
They keep on going but think and think,
Will he ever come back?

Scout and Jem are curious to see him again.
He sits inside, and wonders what to do.
Should he finally go out?
Or stay inside?

It’s Boo Radley he came to help.
They see who he is and what he did,
They don’t see him as a bad person anymore.

Lauren Groves, TKM Poem

Racism Poem

What is with the world and discrimination?
People are being judged all across the nation.
What’s the difference between black and white?
We are all the same people with equal rights.
Being judged for the color of skin,
Even though we are the same from toe to chin.

The world used to be full of hate.
Now we treat each other the same for common fate.
Singling someone out because of the color of skin,
It’s just not right, and you will never win.

We should care for what’s on the inside,
We should help even when it’s hard to hide.
Loving one another is what we should do.
We can all help each other get through.
When we all love and care,
There is so much more that we can share!

Tom Robinson was a great man.
He was very brave now I’ll always be a fan!
Atticus helped when no one else would,
He would help the world if only he could.
Tom died for something he didn’t do.
Now his family has to start brand new.
If only everyone were like Atticus,
Then we would love and not be racist.

Revolviong World By: Aeron Nelson

Revolving World


The world revolves like a bullet
Like the bullet from a fatal gun
Spinning rapidly toward the ever moving target
Sometimes you hit and feel successful
Sometimes you miss and feel like a failure
You hit the target
Oryou don’t
It’s a 50-50 chance
You wound
Or
You kill
You get what you want or nothing
At all
You only have one shot
You take it
Or
You leave it
It is for you to decide
But if not taken
The chance may not come again
The world revolves around like a bullet
It twists
It turns
It goes the way you want
Or

it doesn’t

M'Cayla Christensen, TKM Poem

Why?
He comes out when needed,
he makes you feel safe.
He cares for you,
and no one knows why.

Many people lie about his life,
But no one knows what he’s really like,
scout finds out the truth,
Now she knows why.

He is always waiting,
Waiting to help.
He won’t show his face,
And no one knows why.

They try to talk to him,
But people laugh and stair,
Jem knows his true colors,
Now he knows why.

He just sits there in his house,
All alone in the dark,
He thinks over his life,
now many know why.

They finally see him,
Now they know why.
He leaves, they never see him,
He never looks back.

Alexandria Bullett TKM Poem

TKM Poem

Boo Radley
Who is he?
Is he a savior?
Or a monster?
Boo Radley

Tom Robinson
Did he really commit that crime?
Or d id the Ewells decide to frame an innocent black man?
Tom Robinson

Scout Finch
Did she learn anything about the world she lived in?
Did it change her point of view?
Will she ever recover?
Scout Finch

Jem Finch
What are his feelings now?
Are they scared?
Or hurt?
If things turned out different, would he feel that way still?
Jem Finch

Who’s side are you going for?
Will it be Boo’s? Or Tom’s?
Who do you feel sorrier for?
Scout or Jem?

Levi Jorgensen, TKM Poem

Segregation

Segregation is a bad thing
I just don’t understand
Why do they want to
Keep people and or
Certain groups apart
This is not good

All in all we are all
The same despise
Discrimination is trying
To not let whites and colors
Interact at all

Were lucky because
Now days were all friends
We don’t care what color
Someone is we look past skin
Color we dig deep into the
Their heart and find
Out who someone
Really is

We are all friends for the
Most part we all
Hangout with each other
Use the same things and
Go to the same place

We
Should not let segregation
And discrimination ruin
Us and out friend ships
It is very bad nor should
We let it happen anymore

Sam Furner, TKM Poem

Segregation and Discrimination

Segregation and Discrimination are some of the big topics in this book.

Scout
Scout is an innocent little girl that knows nothing about these topics. She lives life to the fullest and never looks back.

Jem
Jem now knows that this world is not so innocent and peaceful that he once know, when you are a child the world is the way you want in to be.
He now is growing up and becoming a man.

Atticus
Atticus lives is life with all the integrity a man can have no matter what the consciences are. His best quality as a person is his integrity.

Boo Radley
Boo knows the danger of this world and that is why he stays in his home.

The Ewells
The Ewells are selfish horrible people, the are the type of people that make the world it is now.

Tom
Tom is a innocent man who did nothing to the Ewells but help their family survive and he was wrongly accused of a crime he did not commit.


Segregation and Discrimination
Segregation and Discrimination is why Tom Robinson was killed, because horrible people don’t like things that are different.

Phillip Phelps tkm poem

Segregation

Segregation is like being
locked in a room,

Segregation is like being one color
mixed with ten of another color,

Segregation is like being
made fun of,

Segregation is like Tom Robinson,

Tom Robinson is like a mockingbird,

Boo Radley is like a monster
when no one see’s him,

Tom was accused of rape but was innocent,

Boo was really white and nice,

Tom was nice and helpful,

Atticus is a Lawyer
but reminded me of Tom Sawyer.

Zachary James Kastelic TKM Poem

Poem

Innocence stolen

No more

Evil in the world

Segregation

Growing into Adulthood

world they know

changing

not everyone is good

some people

Completely evil

confusion

mysterious

light, darkness

evil, good

opposites

opposites

No innocence

violence

peace

hate

love

innocence stolen

no more

Mackenzie Gray, tkm poem

OUTSIDERS

All alone they stand in the corner,
Separate.
Their skin color was different
Causing them pain,
Stares and glares.
No one seams to care…
Really unfair.
But the others live how they want
And treat the others like crap.
Outsiders bite their tongues.
Knowing what will happen if they snap.
So strong,
They walk on.
Thinking of their families
They don’t dare to talk out of line.
Afraid of leaving them,
To deal with all this by themselves.
The mocking
The treats and punches.
So the outsiders with the different skin,
Do nothing.
Bravely they ignore all crude comments,
The outsiders respect,
Those not so kind.

Joao Cordiero Neto

Faith
I see what I want to see
I her what I want to hear
I am whatever you say I am
But is that all ways the truth
Should I see what I don’t want to see
Should I here what I don’t want to hear
Should I know the truth
What will happen when I know
Will hear the same things
Will I see the same things
Torn between two thing
Is true or what I think is true
How will I know
Will I just know or will I ask
The truth is so complicated
I don’t all ways
should i
Al I really need is faith
Then I will some how work
I will see what I want then
I will hear what I want then

Aubrey Andersen TKM poem

Deceased Smiles Tell A Thousand Stories
Aubrey Andersen


He once smiled like he had the
World in the palm of his hands.
He led a tranquil, somber life,
Yet he still had pride & glory which
Kept him going, going, going.

Miraculously his life quickly turned,
His world suddenly crashed,
Everything had burned.
He wasn’t the same,
He’s no longer sane.

Convicted & tried, he left labeled
Guilty, guilty, guilty.
News immediately came,
Black men can’t live up to white men.
They are most assuredly not equal.

Almost everyone could
Undoubtedly agree.
He tried to run,
His family was his only concern,
He cannot live up to a white man.

He now holds a deceased smile,
It tells a thousand stories.
Just one look and you’re caught
By the pain & haze.
You can’t help but tell your own
Legend of the life poorly lived.

Lauren Groves, TKM Poem

Racism Poem

What is with the world and discrimination?
People are being judged all across the nation.
What’s the difference between black and white?
We are all the same people with equal rights.
Being judged for the color of skin,
Even though we are the same from toe to chin.

The world used to be full of hate.
Now we treat each other the same for common fate.
Singling someone out because of the color of skin,
It’s just not right, and you will never win.

We should care for what’s on the inside,
We should help even when it’s hard to hide.
Loving one another is what we should do.
We can all help each other get through.
When we all love and care,
There is so much more that we can share!

Tom Robinson was a great man.
He was very brave now I’ll always be a fan!
Atticus helped when no one else would,
He would help the world if only he could.
Tom died for something he didn’t do.
Now his family has to start brand new.
If only everyone were like Atticus,
Then we would love and not be racist.

Brenden Munck TKM Poem

Curious Boo

Curious Boo is not mean
He is kind
Like a soft little bunny
He’s a kind being.

Boo will always be there
No matter where
You will be
He is caring

Boo was there
For Jem and Scout
He was even
There for Atticus

Boo was there
At the fire
When Jem and Scout
Were even jumped.

Hernan Ponce TKM poem

“WE”



I’m being segregated because the color of my skin. That is wrong; and I understand that we are all human beings and every human has some ignorance within themselves.
But it’s very wrong to judge people just because of for the way they are….or for the color or even for the religion they are.
We are all human beings, we have all started from the same seen in the heart of Africa as many scientists say, and we have grown into several different branches. Some have leaves and others don’t….they are all different but in the inside they are all the same and have the same blood.

Keegan Summers TKM Poem

Maycomb City

Maycomb city is a quiet place

Where everyone knows each others face

The young are innocent the old are not

About how Tom Robbinson got caught

Atticus will try and save Toms life

His words will cut just like a knife

The blacks think he will win with faithfulness

But its kinda a lost cause because of racistness

The town hates Tom because hes black

They really need to look at the facts

Tom is innocent and Atticus can prove that

Because he is sly just like a cat

Tom is accused of rapeing Mayella

But really Tom is quite a good Fella

Tom wouldn't dare rape this poor girl

Because he knew he would die for sure

When the courd day came everyone was silent

Atticus deffended Tom with great valiant

He told the truth and he knew he was right

Everyone knows he should have won the fight

The jury was racist and found him guilty

People that think thats okay are dirty, rotten, and filthy

The morale of this story is to stay clean and true

If we can do this we can be an Atticus too

Easton Francis TKM poem

TKM Poem.


Scout.

Scout is innocence.
She dose not know the world yet.
She dose not think like most other people.
She is just being exposed to the real world.

Jem.

Jem is growing.
He knows how the world is.
Jem is finally growing up.
He is becoming a man.

Atticus.

Atticus is calm.
He is old and learned.
His kids are the world to him.
He is a real gentleman.

Boo.

Boo is like a secret.
He is real.
He is not.
He keeps himself a secret.

Mr.Ewell.

Mr.Ewell is bad.
He mooches off the town.
He is a drunk.
He is a horrible person.

Rachel Nelson T.K.M peom

Scout growing up!

Little scout, big world
Once so innocent
Saw the real deal
Now so natural
He was so weird
She was so blunt
Now he doesn't want to grunt

He helped her out
She was kind of scared
Now that’s the real deal
He always hid out
She wanted to find out
She was so young
He’s seen it all

She was told when you saw him he’d go BOO!
So she said YAHOO!
There was a ham
It was so bland

Also the famous Mr. Ewell
Who WAS a fool
Now he is gone
They all said hooray
‘Cause he was NOT part of the fray!

Nicholas Rush!

TKM POEM
To Kill A Mockingbird was a awesome book, just take a look inside you will find that it is a great book, which should make you love this book. I shook when when the book got good, it talks about about prejudice and hate, and how the town discriminates against the blacks which is wrong, so im writin this song. Tom decided to help a white lady, which is nice but he had to pay a price, which is prison for life, he shot in the brain 17 times that inhumane. 17 times did the crime but they wont have to pay because since theyre white it makes it alright. The man was innocent but in a racist society he was guilty, now that’s filthy. It shows our society and how bad it was, a man was convicted under the wrong system now that ain’t fair, but it wasn’t rare it happened a lot and for that he got shot. That’s it its over its done Tom was a good one, because his skin color he wasn’t as “good” as the others, and that led to his death with his last breath he was still in a racist town, and to that we all frown.