Original Poetry
Pedro Morales is a student in the Literacy Volunteers of Leon County
ESOL Program. Bob Pause is his tutor.
A Crazy ThoughtGray skies are darkening as I walk down the alley
I see roaches crawling, hear big dogs howling
I think I’ve seen a ghost walking behind me.
I see the street light at the end of the alley.
As I get closer the light gets smaller.
I start to walk a little faster then
I start jogging then I start running
trying to get away from this disaster.
While I’m running I’m trying to
figure out what I’m doing here and how I got here. Then I
hear a voice say my name “Peter.’’
I thought it sounded familiar.
Then I started to see signs saying,
“Stop, don’t go on, quitter, quitter.”
Every sign I pass I run faster.
Suddenly I hear the voice again running with me
Whispering in my ear saying,
“Keep going, don’t look back, run, run!!! You’re almost
there.” I trip over some rocks.
I feel two hands under my arms giving me a boost and
telling me, “Don’t stop, go!!!” I start running faster
Running out of breath My heart is pounding I look up I see
the light getting closer. I can see the light hitting my
fingertips as I’m reaching out to it.
I hear the voice for the last time and it says,
“Winners never quit, quitters never win.”
Right before I get to the light I turn around and I see the
ghost. Then I realize only one person tells me that so I yell
“Dad!!”My dad turns around and says
“Good job son” as he points to the light.
When I get to the light I see a mirror.
I look at myself and say “I made it.” I never gave up.
Then I realize another thing:
My father never left my side.
Peter Callazo is a student at Lindsey Hopkins Tech Education Center.