I used to be as puny as a baby louse with an empty, growling belly crawling in hair.
But now, I’m as huge as a rumbling, shaking mountain
all covered with a thick blankets of cold, freezing snow.


I used to be noisy, loud as a shiny gold trumpet
being blown through really, really hard.
But now I am as quiet as a soft playing brown, gold violin.


I used to be calm as a nice ripe pear cold
bathing in a freezing refrigerator.
But now I am really hyper as a red ripe apple
full of lots of sugar.


I used to be not smart like a dinosaur
running off a cliff without a brain.
But now I’m very smart as a big know-it-all
calculator calculating.

I used to be mean like a big, fat bully
calling people names
But now I am kind & nice as a happy little boy
walking down the street saying hello to everyone


I used to be dirty as a brown dirty mud puddle
But now I’m clean like refreshing water
in a washed up clean water bottle

 
 

 

--Kagen (2nd grade, Evanston, IL)