Needs And Wants

• Rebecca Zafirakos, Grade 8
• Poetry
• 2011

A Need, a Need is something important
A Want, a Want is something much less
I want a new pair of jeans
They want clean clothes that keep them warm at night
I want a new bed, mine’s too lumpy
She needs a mattress, the grounds to bumpy
I want to make the Netball team
He needs to do sports to keep him fit and healthy
I want MacDonald’s for lunch today
They need enough food to keep them going throughout the day
I want to go to high school with my besties
She needs an education and to go to school
I want strawberry flavoured medicine
They need a hospital nearby for medical care
They think like us, but we don’t think like them.