Poetry Competition - Top 3 Entries

Back in December, we held a poetry competition and were overwhelmed with the number and quality of entries. We are delighted to announce the top three poetry entries selected for the Broughton High School Poetry Anthology below.  Well done to all our poets!

Mrs Armstrong

The Girl Who Didn’t Stop by Tuana Osami 

Let me tell the tale, of a girl that didn’t stop, 
Who climbed every mountain 
Without a pause upon the top 
Where the sun knew her by name 
And the moon did too 
For a fear had settled in her bones, 
A fear for sitting still 
So in time a dance got slower 
Trying to find the hidden gaps in her life, 
But all that was, 
Was to simply be a human being.

Once a Month by Macey Scanlan 

Once a month I see him, 
A cuddle of blankets 
A huddle of blackness 
His smile pulls me 
His cries push me 
One hour of holding 
One hour that won’t last 

And when that moment comes 
To say goodbye 
The ache in my chest 
Is too hard to hide 
Slowly walking away 
Just learning to cry. 

Let’s Go Back by Maya Chohan 

Let’s go back 
to the little blue mats, 
to chalk-dust hands 
And ponytails swinging 
As if they could fly. 

Let’s go back 
to the days when cartwheels 
felt like second nature, 
when balance beams 
weren’t scary, 
just skinny little roads 
to somewhere exciting. 

Let’s go back 
to the feeling of being brave 
without even trying, 
when my body knew 
exactly what to do 
before my mind even caught up. 

Now I try 
and everything feels heavier 
like my muscles forgot 
the language they once spoke 
so easily. 

But maybe 
the girl I used to be 
is still somewhere inside of me, 
waiting 
for me to stretch, breathe, 
and try again. 

Let’s go back 
not to be who I was, 
but to remind myself 
I can still find 
the part of me 
that flew.