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4-H Arts Leadership Lab

What is a poetry slam?
Rob Meuller Owens, teacher at Malcolm Shabazz High School sums it up.

Poetry video clips
Jennifer: "Loving U"
Melanie: "The Hurt of Me"
David: "A Plea for Understanding"
Johanna: "Untitled"
Aneesha: "Anaphora"
Eric: 1 \| 2 \| 3
Suzette: "Truth" \| "Untitled"


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Jennifer, Dane County

Loving U

I tried to be your friend
But it couldn't stay at that
For me
I feel that we have a soul connection
Can't just hang up and press redial
I tried hating you
But all I wanted to do
Is hug you
With your sweet smile
So cute and perfect
I tried loving you and it was the best days of
My life
I wanna keep this feelin
Going 4ever
Never ending
Loving you is just like me
It's like a force drawing me
In to those deep chasms
Of brownish puddles
Where chocolate meets vanilla
Ice cream
But I've found a way to melt
You to puddles of milk
And chocolate milk
and loving you
is just what we both need
a straw to drink it out of