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Francesca KENNEALLY, 14 Northcote High School NORTHCOTE VIC A Poem For The Emotionless From the moment we are born, we are told that emotion is natural. Crying isn’t weak, anger isn’t unnatural, happiness isn’t hard. But my feelings are my own, including the lack thereof. So when I don’t cry at an animated characters death, or the bombs that fall every minute I’m not heartless. And when I’m not outraged by the injustices a million miles away, or even the ones that affect me in every respect, I’m not stone cold. and when I see a void, an endless white, an expansive nothing, when I think of my future, I’m not depressed. Because in that void, there’s a small light burning so bright it blinds all else. The light goes away, the light gets masked, the light gets forgotten. But it’s there. Always. so remember,
just because I’m emotionless, doesn’t mean I don’t feel. Judge’s Comment An intriguing poem which takes the reader into the mind of someone who is apparently emotionless, providing a fascinating insight. Benjamin KNOWLES, 12 The Kilmore International School KILMORE VIC Dragon Flapping my wings, I feel myself rise. I am majestic, a beast of the skies. There has never been treasure as great as my scales, As bright as diamonds, as tough as nails. I’m fearsome, I’m deadly, the force of the night, When my prey see me, they’re stricken with fright. I glide through the air, I twirl, I soar, I’m the greatest of all, hear me roar. Judge’s Comment Lovely use of rhyme, rhythm and poetic techniques such as simile to paint a joyful portrait of this fantastic creature.
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just because I’m emotionless,<br />
doesn’t mean I don’t feel.<br />
Judge’s Comment<br />
An intriguing poem which takes the reader into the mind of someone who<br />
is apparently emotionless, providing a fascinating insight.<br />
Benjamin KNOWLES, 12<br />
The Kilmore International School<br />
KILMORE VIC<br />
Dragon<br />
Flapping my wings, I feel myself rise.<br />
I am majestic, a beast of the skies.<br />
There has never been treasure as great as my scales,<br />
As bright as diamonds, as tough as nails.<br />
I’m fearsome, I’m deadly, the force of the night,<br />
When my prey see me, they’re stricken with fright.<br />
I glide through the air, I twirl, I soar,<br />
I’m the greatest of all, hear me roar.<br />
Judge’s Comment<br />
Lovely use of rhyme, rhythm and poetic techniques such as simile to paint<br />
a joyful portrait of this fantastic creature.
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