My Own Narrative Poetry From:
One of Those Hideous Books Were the Mother Dies
#1
Ruby sits,
waiting for Thanksgiving
living with her dad.
She hates everything about Hollywood
and wishes
all the time
to be home
back with Lizzy
and Ray.
waiting for Thanksgiving
living with her dad.
She hates everything about Hollywood
and wishes
all the time
to be home
back with Lizzy
and Ray.
-Molly
#2
I used to want to meet my dad
But now I hate his guts
I always thought that he loved me
But I never knew he didn't care
I once went to the theatre with my aunt to see my dad
But now I regret it
If I could turn around how I grew up
I would
I never thought my dad was a movie star
But I might get a chance to see him
I can't even look at him without wanting to scream at him
But I can try to imagine he's there watching and caring for me as I grow
I won't try to run
But I might cry
I used to want to meet my dad
But now I hate his guts
-Molly
#3
Diamante
Hollywood
Famous, Rich
Shopping, Being, Growing
Cold, Wet, Hot, Dry
Handling, Surprising, Enjoying, Camping
Unpopulated, Less-Known
Clallam Bay
- Molly
Hate
#2
I used to want to meet my dad
But now I hate his guts
I always thought that he loved me
But I never knew he didn't care
I once went to the theatre with my aunt to see my dad
But now I regret it
If I could turn around how I grew up
I would
I never thought my dad was a movie star
But I might get a chance to see him
I can't even look at him without wanting to scream at him
But I can try to imagine he's there watching and caring for me as I grow
I won't try to run
But I might cry
I used to want to meet my dad
But now I hate his guts
-Molly
#3
Diamante
Hollywood
Famous, Rich
Shopping, Being, Growing
Cold, Wet, Hot, Dry
Handling, Surprising, Enjoying, Camping
Unpopulated, Less-Known
Clallam Bay
- Molly
#4
I Wonder, Why?
I wonder…
I wonder what it’s like to not have a mother.
I think that it was hard on Ruby
flying from Massachusetts to Hollywood
to meet and then live with a
dad a she hated.
I don’t know…
I don’t know what I would have done.
at the beginning of the book
she should’ve tried to be nicer
to her dad,
but her daily routine soon included
“curse inwardly at Whip
for not letting me walk to school.”
I think…
I think the reason
she had a lot of bad luck was karma,
for being mean to Whip.
I believe…
I believe that if Ruby
tries harder
and longer
she will have friends
at school,
and not the
man her father
hired to work for him.
If I could talk to Ruby
I would tell her that
if she listened to Whip long enough
to not slam the door in his face,
she and him could get along.
But as long as she’s mean to him,
she will have bad luck,
and as long
as she isn’t ready
to make new friends,
she will only have
the overly pierced girl,
Collete.
I remember…
I remember when I read the story
I kept thinking to myself,
why do you hate him still?
He’s trying to be nicer!
To forgive you
for what he’s done.
when I read
the last part of the book,
i thought
about how much ruby changed
from when she flew
from
Massachusetts
to
Hollywood.
to
love.
