Guirlene Jeanty“3 A Waterways Project Publication Richard Spiegel Barbara Fisher codirectors Thomas Perry administrative assistant James Patton teacher Bedford Stuyvesant Outreach Coran James, director Frank Murray, principal i.a. Stephen E. Phillips, Superintendent, Alternative High Schools & Programs ©1996 Ten Penny Players with funding support from the NY State Council on the ArtsUNHAPPY LIFE every day I remember you you were my best friend I feel a deep pain every day life without you is awful even if I have everything I won't be able to forget you ever since you go you made my life miserable you are the most important person since you go to another country the only thing is to call every day I feel unhappy without you I wish you would come backMY ROOM in my room I can see everything outside my room has two beautiful windows I can see the people who pass I see people who fight I see children who play I can hear police sirens sometimes a wind brings fresh air that makes me happyALONE IN THE HOUSE alone in the house nobody is there I feel lonely I feel sick with a headache everybody goes to work life in America is something I don't understand if you leave your door open people come in your house and kill you, life in America is a nightmare sometimes I can not sleepI LOST MY BEST FRIEND Tompon was my best friend I liked him with his beautiful nose sincerely I say I liked him he was so wonderful he was a college student he was so smart one day he went to work his friend told him tonight we have to go to a party would you want to come? he said, yes I would love to come they went to that party they gave him some drugs he didn't want to take the drugs they shot him 5SNOW I look at the window the snow falling on the car on the house, on the tree, on the street everywhere is snow in New York a miracle kids playing in the snow not afraid of the snow first falling, I don't like the cold I hate coatsPOOR CREATURE everywhere I go I see people destroy trees oh, trees, I like you poor tree, creature of God when will they stop cutting you if no trees then no rain if no trees then life becomes impossible let's stop cutting the trees let's plant moreSPRING spring is my favorite season I like spring without snow I like spring without big coats I like spring with blooming flowers I like spring with little winds breathing spring is my favorite seasonSUMMER VACATION I remember last summer, I went to Haiti to pass my vacation among my friends, my grandmother I had a great time we went to summer championships it was so much fun what do I like about summer? more time to talk to my friendsMET SOMEONE when I met you I was scared to speak to you when I spoke to you I was scared to look at you when I looked at you I was scared to kiss you when I kissed you I was scared to like you and now that I love you I am afraid of losing youKISS ME kiss me and I kiss you back my heart aches I caused you so much pain I couldn't feel sure T loved you anymore my lips were kissing yours but my heart felt detached like I was only going through the motionsIn Search of a Song Volume 243 rc, eS Sugranne a! a waterways project publication