I Am A Sunflower
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Athina Christie, Grade 5
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Poetry
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2007
I am a sunflower
I wonder what it is like to be a rose
I hear people say I am ugly and boring
I see nothing but blue sky and fluffy white clouds
I want to be a tulip swaying in the sunlight
I am a sunflower
I pretend I am growing up to the moon
I feel sad and unhappy
I touch the soil underneath my roots
I worry insects will eat me until I’m completely nothing
I cry because I am dying
I am a sunflower
I understand I will never be beautiful
I say I am unhealthy and ugly
I dream I am as red as blood
I try to standout more
I hope I will be in a flowerpot someday
I am a sunflower