“Problems”
Claudia
Nahed Chapman New American Academy
City of St. Louis, Missouri
"Problems" by Claudia 2016 7GP 7th Grade Poet Laureate Nahed Chapman New American Academy City of St. Louis, Missouri To read the poems of every 7GP 7th Grade Poet Laureate, visit www.7gp.org. The 7th Grade Poetry Foundation (7GP) transforms young lives, improves classrooms and unites communities through poetry writing.
Problems are black.
They taste like oil,
sound like children crying,
smell like trash,
and look like monsters.
Problems make me feel angry.