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Grace Wissink Cary Academy 10/9/2013

TEST My mind that was once buzzing with facts Goes blank As the first question is read When it powers up again The pencil scribbles answers robotically To the pointless questions

After I finish The facts forgotten Flow back into my head

Better Bow-Tie Long string hanging from your neck.

Entangling itself on anything it touches, Swaying around and untying itself.

OR.

Stylish perfection fashioned around your collar.

Posh , refined, and comfortable, Draws all eyes on you.

Terrible tie.

Or better bow-tie.

DANCE I hold on tightly to the barre, Glancing at the clock every 5 seconds.

Pointing my foot; Flattening my back; Lifting my leg; To the rhythm of the dull music, While the teacher shouts commands in my ear.

I sweat to the fast pace music, As energy pulses through me.

Swinging my arms; Kicking my leg; Contorting my body; As I race across the room, Not letting any other thought enter my head.

I dance away with no other care, And let my body drag me in any direction.

Flexing my foot; Relaxing my back; Dropping my leg; As I mouth the words of the song, Mimicking the teachers instructions.

The Mysterious Rocket NASA keeps a giant secret One nobody knows but them About a spacecraft circling our planet Spotted by one of their rocket’s men

What it contains is quite a mystery Wonder is all that can be done Hope they won’t attack our earth And take out all of our lives’ fun

They scoured the pictures for any sign That if the rocket ship belonged to them But no markings are beared upon This unexpected spacecraft’s skin

So don’t ask questions is the rule If the subject is ever found Because this rocket, strange and unknown Could land onto our planets ground

CITATIONS TEST picture link; http://www.citizenship-aei.org/2012/04/americansfailing-citizenship-test-again/#.UlP7m9KsiSo TEST vocaroo link; http://s1.vocaroo.com/media/download_temp/Vocaroo_s1siqHoofwYI.mp3 Better Bow-Tie picture link: http://writingprompts.tumblr.com/page/5 Better Bow-Tie vocaroo link: http://s0.vocaroo.com/media/download_temp/Vocaroo_s0rehINkMTRM.m p3 DANCE photo courtesy of Grace Wissink’s personal collection.

DANCE vocaroo link: http://s1.vocaroo.com/media/download_temp/Vocaroo_s1rv0umgpA9S.mp 3 The mysterious rocket picture link: http://writingprompts.tumblr.com/page/3 The mysterious rocket vocaroo link: http://s0.vocaroo.com/media/download_temp/Vocaroo_s08peuvnv1eo.mp 3