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3rd- 6th Grade Winner
The Fight
My body, a volcano about to spew lava
Red hot with anger, it bubbles higher and higher
I shoot arrows of words that cut my used-to-be friend’s soul
Walking in the other direction, my back glares back at her
After a few minutes, the lava cools and hardens
And a sea of guilt washes over it
Without her, the puzzle of my life is missing a piece
I sprint back to where she is still standing
Her heart damaged by my hateful actions
The words I know I have to say burn in my mouth
“I’m sorry”
That moment, it was like we were in our own world
The sun shining after a terrible storm
I look at her eyes
And I know I have made peace
by Maya Kikuchi
5th grade, Le Jardin Academy
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