Where is the boy I used to be?
Is he still in my heart?
Is he living in my memory?
Is he where I used to be?
Is he happy?
Is he playing with friends?
Is he here or is he there?
I think the boy is with me.
I wish he didn’t grow up so fast.
When he smiles, he brings out
happiness in everyone.
We must never let anyone take away
this happiness.
by Alfredo, 10th grade
Click the link (above) to listen to the poem read on KPFT radio by Parker Tagtmeier, a 4th grader from Parker Elementary in Houston.
This poem is featured as part of the 2012 A Poem A Day campaign, a National Poetry Month celebration by Writers in the Schools (WITS) that features a different poem by a WITS student every day during April. Click here to learn more.