Nathaniel Hawthorne Junior High School 74 - Insights Yearbook (Bayside, NY)

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THE OTHER WAY AROUND By Alan Khachiki 8-4 Sometimes I dream that all humans are controlled by animals. Sometimes I dream that animals hunt me tracking me down for the final kill. I dream of escaping and of being captured like animals looking helpless. THEN AND NOW By Ralph Le Grand 8-6 I ' M ALL GROWN UP By Monica Griffin 8-5 I used to be very small But now I ' m not. I used to watch cartoons But now I don ' t. I used to be superman on Halloween But now I ' m not. I ' m all grown up. I used to be an orphan But now I ' m loved. I used to be worthless But now I ' m treasured. I used to be sad But now I ' m happy. I used to be short But now I ' m as tall as a tree. I used to be crazy as a clown But now I have reached mature standards. DREAMS By Joseph Culkin 8-5 I dream about being rich having all the money in the world more money than a Monoply game. 36

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THE VALUE OF EDUCATION By Paula Freedman 8-2 Us, We, Our, Oh, does I hate grammar! Who cares anyway, The way us say and write? Them thinks us is stupid, ' Cause us don ' t talk right. But us is smarter than them know, Just, with English, it don ' t show! TIME By Bonnie Rosenblit 8-1 Did you ever stop and wonder, where the time goes? People say they know the answer But no one really knows. Does it just disappear, Does it go away, Or does it come back another time, Another year, another day? Many believe that time goes by too fast, We often wish that a certain day would last. Although we cannot control time, As of now, With technology so advanced, We may someday know how. GROWING PAINS by Marcy Laufer 8-2 When you were six, And you cried, Your older sister looked at you crooked, And you were put down For being a baby. Now, ten years later, a song triggers an emotion, causing a tear to trickle down your cheek, And they call it Growing up. i ' Mtt ' i ' m 35

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Dear Dad, We both have been through a lot of bad times, We both have been through a lot of sad times, But the things that I hold best, Are the times of all the rest. Love, Marcia 8-1 IF GERBILS COULD TALK By Dean Mallozzi 8-5 MY MOM By Jodie Belostock 8-5 I wish gerbils could talk. I wish they could just stand up and tell you what they felt. Sometimes I wish they could talk just to me Especially when I ' m lonely. I wish my mom didn ' t die. She was as sweet as candy. She was the sister I never had. STAR LIGHT by Teresa Wilson 8-4 I wish I was as bright as a star Sitting high up in the sky I wish I could light up somebody ' s night And glow in somebody ' s day I wish I could shine forever and never go away.