This is the poem by Asiya (Class 5) which won First prize in the 2021 Tower Hamlets Creative Writing Competition. Well done!
Never think that you are alone
Never think that you are alone
Every day I used to think that I was alone
Very anxious and upset I used to feel
Every day I used to think that I was alone
Regretting every second of my life
Thinking that I was to be cared for by no one
Hurt spreading through my veins
It wasn’t until one day
Nora took me in
Katie she said
Tell me what you want
Help is what I need I said
And that is what you shall get she said
Taking me in her home
Yam is what she gave me
Oranges, pears, bananas, grapes and all
Under the stars, we used to sit
And there she was caring for me like I was her own child
Realising I had made a mistake that I now understand –
Everyone is together
Alone is what you’ll never be
Lonely is not a word
On Planet Earth it is not and never will be
Never forget
Everyone is together.
Never think that you are alone
Never think that you are alone
Every day I used to think that I was alone
Very anxious and upset I used to feel
Every day I used to think that I was alone
Regretting every second of my life
Thinking that I was to be cared for by no one
Hurt spreading through my veins
It wasn’t until one day
Nora took me in
Katie she said
Tell me what you want
Help is what I need I said
And that is what you shall get she said
Taking me in her home
Yam is what she gave me
Oranges, pears, bananas, grapes and all
Under the stars, we used to sit
And there she was caring for me like I was her own child
Realising I had made a mistake that I now understand –
Everyone is together
Alone is what you’ll never be
Lonely is not a word
On Planet Earth it is not and never will be
Never forget
Everyone is together.