2009 Ninth Grade Winning Poems

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9^th Grade

Honorable Mention

Wrestling Consequences

Bright lights at night

Sprints, down and back

Breath escaping,

Touch the wall, start again

Hard, cold eyes, strict, dignified

The steel mentor, whistle at hand

Consequences set,

Touch the wall, start again

About to collapse

Mistakes made, commitment tested,

A sacred room

Passion never dies.

Touch the wall, start again

by Kevin Benavente

9^th grade, Punahou School