Jacob

In March of 2021, I had to write a Shakespearean Sonnet for school. My teacher told our class about the Sue C. Boynton Poetry Contest in Whatcom County. I knew I wanted to enter. I entered the contest with two of my other classmates. All three of us received awards!! Our teacher said he usually doesn’t have kids win. From that point on, I fell in love with poetry, primarily Shakespearean Sonnets.

My brother left in 2015, and it was really hard for me. I was the only kid home, and I missed him immensely. So I wrote this poem for him:

I look up at my brother who is tall.

I love him in the morning, noon, and night.

He sometimes answers the phone when I call.

He loves his little sis; he will not fight.

My heart leaps because of my big brother.

All I want is my brother to come home.

My big brother loves me and my mother.

I will wait outside for him with my comb.

I wipe my tears when I think of my love.

I loved playing soccer with him and friends.

He opens his arms like wings of a dove.

If he would just come home, it just depends.

Please, Jacob, come home because I love you.

Please come home because I am feeling blue.