POEM STARTER
Write a poem about a person experiencing growing pains.
Your interpretation can be literal or metaphorical.
Maybe This Time
I went in thinking
Maybe its my time
Maybe its time to shine
I did the best I could
I jumped higher
I twirled faster
I stomped harder
Still it wasn't good enough
I didn't get the call
Someone else got the job
Maybe I should give up
Maybe it's not meant for me
This is what I tell myself
I don't have what it takes
I don't have the it factor
I don't have the body they want
Still I put on a show for them
That’s probably why
I didn't get the call
Someone else got the job, again
Maybe this time
Maybe this time if I give it all I've got
Maybe it would finally be my time
I'll jump higher than I've ever done
I'll twirl with all the vigor in my limbs
I'll stomp with the best rhythm they've ever heard
I bet this time it will be good enough
Then maybe I'll finally get the call
That it was I who got the job.