Week 1: “My City” George The Poet

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We hope you enjoy George the Poet’s poem “My City”.

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76 thoughts on “Week 1: “My City” George The Poet

  1. I see smiling faces passed me and upset faces when people argue.
    No one likes grumpy faces and angry faces.

  2. my city has a lot of faces
    i see all different types of faces;
    i see statue faces,silly faces,and friends faces
    and four of them belong to big ben
    my city has a lot of faces

  3. I was born in a city that has a lot of faces
    Other faces come from other places
    Some can be nice ,some can be bad
    Some can be truly sad
    See our city has a lot of faces.

  4. my city has a lot of faces
    i see all different types of faces;
    i see statue faces, silly faces and friend’s faces
    and four of them belong to Big Ben
    my city has a lot of faces

  5. My city has a lot of faces
    Some can be found in hundreds of places
    I walk through the city and see lots of faces at the most common places
    There are small crimes at there least voilent places

  6. You see different faces every day
    You don’t see friends or family members every time.
    I see lots of childrends every day .
    When I walk through the park I see kids playing with their toys ,mums with twins ,and a lot of strangers .
    Neighbours ,friends,parents and childs .Wow our city

  7. My city has a lot of faces
    Not to mention all of the places
    My city celebrates all different races
    Look around you what do you see
    My city is broken in places
    Beaten up and forgotten
    I love my city
    And if you can take the rough with the smooth
    Come visit London if you choose.

  8. There are lot of faces in my town. some of them frown upside down. there are so many spaces . there are loads of places lots of faces in some places.

  9. DIFFERENT

    There are many people passing by
    Walking down the place I know
    Rushing and scurrying like they have to go
    Some of them I don’t want to address

    Colours really do not matter
    Deep down we’re all the same
    We don’t have anyone to blame for our race
    All of us have the same case

    Some of us have a different upbringing
    Some grew up with a mum
    Some with a dad
    And some with no parents who grew up mad

    Having one parent is enough for some
    But both would be a blessing
    Boys need their dads and girls need their mums –
    Without them it would be no fun

    Growing up differently doesn’t make us any better
    Experiencing troubles are key in life
    People will put you down
    But we all must remember

    EVERYONE really does matter

    1. I like this. You can see the influence of “My City” but you’ve used this to make your own powerful poem. Very impressive.

  10. My city as a lot of faces
    Different races
    In different places
    My city has a lot of faces

    Young faces and old faces
    furious faces and curious faces
    Familiar faces and unfamiliar faces
    My city has a lot of faces

    Working faces and lurking faces
    Innocent faces and fearful faces
    These are the faces that i see
    Wandering around in my city

  11. My City
    my city has lots of faces
    my city has got lots of abandoned places
    my city has got lots of crime
    my city
    my city
    my city has got lots of pitty
    my city has got lots of lost kittyes

    I can see my friends faces
    I can see lots of flowers faces
    I can see lots of different races
    I can see paintings and statue

    my city
    my city
    my city has lots of faces

  12. I walk through the city and see a lot of faces,
    at the most common places.
    I walk through violent crime,
    they try to run but they have no time.
    I see people around the community,
    just being normal people .
    See,my city has a lot of faces

  13. good faces
    neighbouring faces
    normal faces
    in possible faces
    bad faces
    sad faces
    great faces
    some good somebad
    men faces
    nice faces
    smallfaces
    anegrey faces
    happy faces
    silly faces
    smart faces
    cool faces
    crazy faces
    confused faces
    posh faces
    old faces
    young faces
    ugly faces
    pretty faces
    worst faces
    sleepyfaces
    moring faces
    yawn faces
    happy brithday faces
    suprised faces
    toy faces
    unhappy faces
    evile faces
    baddy faces
    poem faces
    boring faces
    lion faces

  14. Nevaeh and Feriel -My City

    My city has a lot of faces
    Some can be found in different places
    Sometimes the sun shines down and
    gives people a chance at greatness
    My city has a lot of faces.

    My city is full of faces
    A variety ,in the strictest of places
    Some hidden in mazes
    London is full of faces
    All in different places
    My city is full of faces

    We all have different faces
    So don’t be racist

  15. My city has lots of faces, some are gone in forgotten places, abandoned areas, some even left in coffins to die, because of the block – beef, violence and gangs

    I was brought up to crime but I lived to fun

    My city has abandoned places with no graces. Community helps me with my life and not to pick up that knife.

  16. my city has a lot of faces
    I love my place
    but its not that cool
    I walk around the streets
    Its just so net.

    My city
    My city
    My city
    some live on a floor some live beyond a door.some people
    have food some people have non

  17. My city has a lot of faces
    My city has a lot of gangs
    Keep hitting and running
    But some people keep their head down
    Some our cunning
    Wanted to leave thanks to violence

    My city has a lot of faces
    People are screaming words
    Some are nice
    Some are mean
    But if you are not from London
    Everything is not as it seems

    My city has a lot of faces
    Groups are misunderstood
    But the police done the best they could
    People are black
    People are white
    People always thinking they are right

  18. My city has alot of faces
    Some see the bad
    But I see the good
    Sterotipical humans
    Juding us
    for being young

    My city has alot of faces
    Its like every day is the
    5th of november
    gunshots can be heard left
    Right and centre

    My city has alot of faces
    Young youth covering up
    Their ethnic backgrounds
    With so called ballycarvores

    My city
    Is rich but everywhere
    you go you see people sleeping on the floor

  19. My city has lot’s of faces
    When I walk down the road all I see is
    crime and faces.
    we all live once, and get to
    go to different places.

    My city
    has different races 300 languages
    the world we live
    in is a dangerous place.
    We might see the outside looking
    nice,but inside is bad. Our faces
    have different ethnic backgrounds but
    it doesn’t stop us.

    My city
    is rich and poor all we see is people
    living on the floor.
    What can we do?we need your help.
    I grew up in a crime life but now we need to change.

    My city!

    1. I like your final line Annaleah. I also like your use of a question to involve the reader and create a sense of desperation.

  20. My city has a lot of faces
    celebrations in a lot of places
    Walking down on my street all the time

    My city
    rich and poor see all the time
    from the different side
    What I see are from different places

    My city has a lot of faces
    some times lie
    but some times tell the truth

    My city
    some times rude
    but they don’t know why
    You see my city has a lot of faces

  21. My city

    my city has lots of faces
    some can be found on the streets
    helping poor people
    the sun could be down but that doesn’t stop people helping each other
    my city has lots of faces

    my city

    is full of happy people
    people who are proud of who they are
    before we hated each other now we are bonded bye friendships and love
    look around you

    my city

    you will sometimes find gangs and violence
    so put down that knife and stop crime

  22. My City has a lot of faces rich and poor get along with each other . caring helping poor having fair people in our world.

    My City has a lot of crime go bin that knife and get a life . you see people laying on the floor with no food for days .and crying for help you see no helps.

    1. Thank you for sharing your poem Arta. Some powerful rhyme. Perhaps next time think about how you could layout the poem for effect.

  23. My city has a lot of faces
    some are happy in wedding places
    some are sad and gloomy on rainy day bases
    most are amused and confused on upsetting occasions
    I told you my city has a lot of faces

  24. Our vibrant city
    My city has a lot of faces some can be found in abandoned places.
    I see terrified faces when people talk about horrific actions .
    I see a lot of faces.
    I see anxious faces

  25. My city has a lot of faces
    some can be found in run down towns
    comfortably sleeping but still soaking wet
    the sun could still be up but there still even if we pretend there not

    Hargave park school

  26. My city has alot of faces
    some can be found in forgotten places
    some can be on the floor or doing a chore
    you see some doing the law or braking into the floor
    it can be done easy just listen carefuly
    think of the emotions happly skipping along
    my city has alot of faces

  27. My city has alot of faces
    Some can be suspicious and mysterious
    Most are depressed and exhausted
    People are weepy
    People can be cheeky
    People are racist on a daily bases
    My city has a lot of faces

  28. My City
    My city as lots of faces
    for that it has lots of places
    people walking around with a lot of graces
    there’s lots of places.
    I grew up around lots of crime
    lots at different times
    in my estate there’s lots of slang
    like block beef and violent gangs
    at night they make a lot of chimes
    I grew up around lots of crime.
    A place that takes me away from hate and crime
    is the same place that i feel safe and fine
    school is a place to rise and shine
    a place that takes me away from hate and crime.

  29. My city has a lot of faces
    some are happy some and some are sad
    I see weird ones and some are mad
    they can be cheeky
    and they can be sneaky
    my city has a lot of faces

    My city has a lot of faces
    some can be found when you tie your laces
    four of them belong to Big Ben
    some are even found when you see lots of men
    my city has a lot of faces

  30. My city has a lot of faces
    Even though they don’t look
    Like places, my city has
    A race with a
    Nice smooth bace
    Some are nice and others
    Are not and I see a sock
    On a rock, my city has a lot of faces
    Some are cheeky some are sneaky

  31. My city has a lot of faces
    lot of people have aces
    in london people can be racist
    but people have greatnesses.
    And people can be violent
    and making videos about other people
    then there is police
    it gets harder in the london streets.
    Now on a daily basis
    there is a lot of faces
    sad and happy
    but confused and crazy
    or shocked or
    anxious.
    Now back to the olden days
    people have a weeping face
    cause the Great Fire of London
    everybody was heartbroken

    My city has a lot of faces 🙂

  32. My city has a lot of faces
    of faces forgotten
    some can be weepy
    with a lot of graces

    like hungry town
    alto are sneaky
    alto of laces

    forgotten place big ben
    look around you
    this my city
    just look
    around you

  33. My city has alot of faces alot of them can be found in strange different places
    some can be living on the streets with rats and mice
    or playing with a dice
    some can be anxious with a grunt on their face
    or still be living like in the olden days
    you might see a smile on someones face
    or an unpleasant grin with anger and shock
    giving you a fright of terror
    you might see a famous person on the street
    and want their signature
    my city has a lot of faces
    END

  34. My city has a lot of faces some can be mysterious faces comfortably sound with a lot of graces. The sun can be down on his hungry town but in London he found him a shot of greatness. My city has a lot of faces.Some can tell you what a loss of faith is be-fore.

  35. My city has a lot of faces
    Some are happy and some are sad
    I see weird ones and some are mad
    They can be cheeky
    And they can be sneaky
    My city has a lot of faces

    My city has a lot of faces
    Some can be found when you tie your laces
    Four of then belong to Big Ben
    Some are even found when you see a lot of men
    My city has a lot of faces

  36. Our vibrant city:
    My city has a lot of faces some can be found in abandoned places.
    I see terrified faces when people talk about horrific actions .
    I see a lot of faces.
    I see anxious faces as i stare threw the bland windows of the hospital.
    Were not perfect we waste time of our live.
    some are confused faces when people look at Pablo Picasso’s paintings.
    My city has a lot of faces.
    Some are in places that have a lot of faces.
    When i go threw the alley way i see mysterious faces.
    My city has a lot of faces.
    can see convinced faces when people talk about how were not going to be in the Eu any more.
    I see the ones i love and hate but the ones that are gone will forever be in our hearts for as long as we shall live and will never leave.
    And the best ones of all our the ones that our kind.
    My city has a lot of amazing faces

    1. Thank you for sharing your poem Lola and Amina. This is a promising first draft. Look at the poem again, is there anything you’d delete to make the poem more fluent?

  37. My city has many faces some are mysterious some are familiar while i’m normal neither
    happy . my city can be noisy or busy .My city has a lot of places in the city there there many places full of places full of places many can can be emotional some are normal.In this city whit a few or a lot of children. In my city there a lot of faces in places there many kinds of faces in my city. Every where i go i see many faces.

    1. Thank you for sharing Rafiah. There are some promising lines here but try to use line breaks to structure your poem.

  38. My city has a lot of faces
    My city is different to yours
    Gunshots heard left and right
    The poor is dying
    Culture is spreading like crime
    Houses are getting destroyed
    Road rage is like block-beef
    Business gonna be booming
    Community is gonna be hitting and running
    My city has a lot of spaces
    Sitting in my house away from the crime
    Gangs growing and people are crying

  39. MY CITY

    My city has a lot of faces
    My city is different to yours
    Gunshots heard left and right
    The poor is dying
    Culture is spreading like crime

    Houses are getting destroyed
    Road rage is like block-beef
    Business gonna be booming
    Community is gonna be hitting and running

    My city has a lot of faces
    Sitting in my house away from the crime
    Gangs growing and people are crying

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