Experiences and Perspectives

1
Experiences and Perspectives

• Needless Greed 2007
• Poems by Y5/6 Children

2
Session 1 Shared Writing
We are scavengers, desperately searching For
food to live on, things to sell, We have no
money, food, water, We have no family, shelter or
home, We have not even the most basic, everyday
things That you all take for granted. We are
damaged, hurt, But still we have each other to
love and to care for. How would you feel if you
lived like us?
3
Session 2 Shared Writing
We are falling, weak, distressed, But determined
to search out food. We are scavengers, we dine
from bins, But clambering aboard our carriage We
feel were climbing stairs of despair. Were
dehydrated, Exhausted from the heat, we cant
last another day without food. We are the
invisible, the hidden secret, Why does no-one
care for us? Help us, we sleep on beds of
dust. But, in our hearts, we are destined for
family friends and love.
4
Help US
Help us, We are tired, hungry and in need of a
bed. We need love and care. No-one understands
just how weak we are. With no medicines , we can
last not one minute longer. Please, please, help
us.
Georgia Pearce Charborough Road Primary
5
I Need You
I am hungry and thirsty, Desperate for food, I
need help. I am homeless I have no family. I feel
tearful, I want to cry But I cant. I am weak, I
am ill, I cant do this. Please help me, I need
you.
Chloe Yates Redfield Edge Primary
6
Survival
I cant live another day without food and
water, I cant survive in this sun, I cant take
one more step in this scorching heat, My luggage
is so heavy, I sleep on the hot, dusty ground
with no protection, I need a loving family and a
home.
Brandon James and Harvey Lane Abbotswood Primary
7
Help
Distressing is the definition. Starved is what we
feel, We look like were about to die, Almost at
deaths front door. We have no expression Our
wrinkles are so deep, We are hurting inside so
much now We can not get any sleep. We have n hope
left, no family, no friends We are hopeless,
hopeless until the end.
Eleanor Smith St.Michaelss Primary (Winterbourne)
8
Help US
I am ill and alone, I have no-one to love me,
no-one to care. I am upset, rejected. I am
exhausted and frightened, Why does nobody love
me? I feel hopeless, I know I will perish. My
eyes are stinging, I cant keep them open. Dying
is better than living. If you had the choice,
what would you do?
Franchesca Ounsworth, Jamie Kerton, Sophie Broad,
Liam Maggs St.Michaels Primary (Winterboune)
9
Help
The things around us are things we have found, We
have cleaned them to try to sell them. Some of us
are homeless, All of us are poor. No shelter for
us But you have everything shelter, homes,
friends, family Lots of love and care. We have
nothing we need money, food, clean water, And
especially love.
Charlotte Palmer and Kayleigh Morgan Almondsbury
C of E Primary
10
Help
Day after day, we are dying, We scavenge for
food, its tiring. We are unhappy, for we are
homeless We are sick and weak someone help
us. We have no family or friends Will this
suffering end? The devastation runs so deep, Our
bed is mud, we cannot sleep.
Simon Moss St.Michaelss Primary (Winterbourne)
11
Never Happy
We are searching for clean water But all we find
is dirty water, We are alone, Our parents have
died, from disease. We are hungry we have no
food, no money to buy food. We need new clothes
ours are dirty and small, We need medicines to
protect ourselves from the diseases that surround
us, We need a home to shelter. We are never
happy.
Kayleigh Moore and Ellen Carter Charborough Road
Primary
12
Help
I feel starving and sick, I feel helpless and
poor, I am discontented, I need food, I need
money, I need to be healthy.
Jonathan Roberts Abbotswood Primary Olivia
Johnson Charborough Road Primary
13
I Know
I know I am ill I know I am empty with hunger I
know I will not survive. I know I am weak I know
I am exhausted I dont know who I am. I know I
need food I know I need clean water I know I need
shelter I know I need care. For the rest of my
unhappy life.
Harrison Osborne Barley Close Primary
14
Help
It is hard for me to live, Making huts, I do not
succeed. I have a family but they are
dying, No-one cares. I am trying To do the best I
can, But its not good enough. Oh please, please
help me to live. Can you save me?
Hattie Ellis Bromley Heath Juniors
15
Thirst
We are tired and thirsty Desperately in need of
drink But, the water is too dirty Full of mud,
germs and parasites. Desperately in need of
drink, We will take the chance.
Yusef Yarmohamed Charborough Road Primary
16
Powerless
I am weak, I have no power over my body, I can
barely move, I am alone and terrified, I am
powerless, But still I have to work for my
family. I am desperately fighting for my life. I
know I stand no chance. If I had food, clean
water, care and love There may have hope.
Ben OCallaghan and Blaze Valentine Meadows
Primary
17
This is
This is my home, ruined and wrecked, This is my
family, weakened and lonely, All diseased,
unwell. This is the state we are forced to live
in, This is my house, destroyed and
demolished, This is me, devastated by the loss of
my home, Frightened, worried about the
future, This is me, lonely, in need of care.
Matthew Kirby, Aaron Matharu, Paraskevas
Kkolos Bromley Heath Juniors
18
Rubbish
I am frightened, I am hungry A smell like bins, I
am skin and bone, Dirty, bored I live in bad
zones. I look tired, I am tired Im forced to eat
rubbish.
Joseph Kelly Charborough Road Primary
19
Please
Help us, we need food, We are angry. No-one will
help us. We need water, we need a home, We need
medicine, We need someone to care for us. We are
dying from neglect. Please save us. All we need
is water and food. Please.
Hannah Spores and Shelley Nutley Barley Close
Primary
20
I am Nothing
I am thirsty, I am searching for water, I am
starving, I am scavenging for food, I am lonely,
I have no family, I am homeless, I have no
shelter, I am tearful, I want to cry, I am weak
and ill, I have no medicine, I am cold, I have no
clothes, I am nothing, I will soon die.
Sophie Stawte Redfield Edge Primary
21
Need
We are exhausted and weak, We all need food, We
rummage through the rubbish, bit by bit. We need
a house for shelter and protection, To keep out
the penetrating rays of the sun. We are destined
for some love and care.
James Hignett, Daniel Davidson - St.Barnabas
Primary Nathan Farr, Ben Fews Redfield Edge
Primary
22
Rummaging
Rummaging for food to eat, Rummaging for goods to
sell, Rummaging for clothes to wear, Rummaging
for things to use, RummagingTO SURVIVE.
Corey Britton, Harry Cox St.Barnabas Primary
23
No Hope All I am is bone. I have no food or
energy, I always feel alone. I have no hope. I
am slowly dying But I just have to cope. I am a
scavenger Looking for food, and love.
Hannah Wilkins Bailey Whitworth Meadows Primary
24
Survival
We are damaged, with no home We are desperate, We
are scavengers, scared for our friends Who may
not survive. We are terrified of family
dying, Their bodies being drained down to a mere
morsel, We are confused. We are very sick, I
need a home, clean water, nutritious food, To
gain some energy. With nothing to eat, We will
die.
Matthew Nicholas Barley Close Primary
25
Help Me
I am worried, I am sick, I am desperate for a
home, a family. To sick, too weak to move, Is
there anything behind me? I am damaged, I am
hurt, But no-one will look after me. How would
you feel in my position?
Katrina Pitt Bromley Heath Junior School
26
Desperate
I am worried, I am hurt, I have no-one to love
me, to care for me. How I wish I had a warm,
loving home. Instead, I have to make do With
newspapers for a bed and blanket. You probably
have family to bring you money, I work, to live
for myself. I dont have the energy to protect
myself. I am desperate for food, and warmth and
love. Your life may not seem fair at times But
look at me, Homeless, alone. What would you do if
you lived like me? Desperate and dying.
Rosie Howard Bromley Heath Juniors
27
Hope for the homeless
We need hope, love and a home We feel lost and
lonely It takes us days and days to find Supplies
for our families We feel worthless, afraid and
neglected We are hopeless, we need a good
education to earn money. We are dying losing
everything we have ever earned.
Kivraf S, Meadows Primary School Jonathan S,
Bromley Heath Junior School
28
Help Me! Please
I am worthless, I feel neglected I am starving, I
feel sick I am fragile, I feel worried I am weak,
I feel like Im dying I am never going to have a
home, I feel there is no hope for me I am not
loved, I feel helpless Please! I need clothes,
Ill die I need warmth, Ill freeze I need a
caring person, Ill be grateful I need a home, I
want to be rescued Please!
Charliejoe Ettery St Barnabas Primary School
29
Why ?
Why, are we like this What has caused this Is it
me or is it something I see I look at you, you
look at me I mean nothing to you, you mean
something to me Why dont you like me Why do you
see something not me I could die its up to you
or I could survive I imagine me nice and
clean Why Im a nothing instead of something Why?
Conor Staddon Meadows Primary School
30
Please help me .
Please help me, I need help and love Please help
me, I need water and food Please help me, I need
comfort and warmth Please help me, I need a home
and a bed Please help me, I need security Please
help me, I dont want to scavenge anymore Please
help me, I feel sad and neglected Please help me,
I feel dehydrated and starving Please help me, I
feel scared and cold Please help me, I feel
worried and depressed Please help me, I feel
trapped and afraid Please help me, I dont want
to scavenge anymore
Amy Louise Robinson St Barnabas Primary School
31
We need!
We work so hard for very small money We need
better money to bye the things we need We feel
neglected we need clothes, food, water too Stop
us from starvation and dehydration We need people
to care and love us We need a shelter a home,
family and friends. WE NEED HELP!
Katie Smart Almondsbury Primary School
32
Please
Please help me, I need warmth and comfort Please
help me, I need love and care Please help me, I
feel weak and hungry Please help me, I need a
warm bed Please help me, all is skin and
bones Please help me, I am worried and
scared Please help me, the one thing I want most
is somewhere I can call home.
Evie Fream and Beth Roberts St Barnabas Primary
School
33
Help
Help Im skinny and Im dying Help I need care
and love Help rescue me I cant survive another
day I feel helpless and worthless Im sick and
ill Help I need a home with warmth and
shelter Help Im scared I need somewhere to call
home.
Zoe Shipley Almondsbury Primary School
34
Rescued
We need to be rescued, our hope is on people Hope
that they will not die of thirst or food Some
people need medicine to cure them and let them
have energy We need to be cared for Some people
live with farm animals and hope we live We need
doctors that can get rescuers to give shelter We
need someone that has hope Love, and not
loneliness We need to share our feelings to each
other
Gabby Stevens Barley Close Primary School
35
I am
I am tired, sick and hungry I am thirsty, boiling
and in need of food I need hope, love and care
George Noel St Michaels Primary School
36
I feel
I feel homeless and neglected I feel hungry and
small I have no family or friends I have no one
to care for me I am dying, I need help I am tired
and sick Im unwanted and devastated I just want
a place called home.
Oliver Partridge St Michaels Primary School
37
I feel
A decent home Some money Some good clothes Help A
comfy bed Some shelter I feel sick I feel ill I
feel neglected I feel worthless I feel unwanted I
need doctors and people who will care for me.
Jack Kelly Charborough Road Primary
38
We need
We need doctors, medicine someone to care about
us We need clothes to keep us refreshed We need
love and shelter to protect us We need food to
help us surviving We need beds to stop us being
on the floor We need hope to rescue us We need
water to live We need money for food We need
warmth and comfort We need a home for us before
we give up hope.
Hannah-Louise Turle Barley Close Primary School
39
I need I feel !
I need food! Because Im hungry I need money to
give myself an education I need a house so I can
rest I need water so I can live I need help so I
feel safe I need a bed so I can sleep I need love
so I feel wanted I need hope for encouragement I
feel sick because I have no food I feel said
because I have no parents I feel scared because
everyone looks dangerous!
Sam Grady and Josh Rees Charborough Road Primary
School
40
Hope
We feel hopeless and upset While we lie starving
on the dusty floor We are fragile and homeless
theres no-one to take us in While we are dying
quietly you are at the cinema We are thirsty and
sick So please care for us!
Emma Purnell Bromley Heath School
41
Im I
Im weak Im poor all I want is food Im
worthless and homeless and really starving Im
sick and ill whats the point of my living Im
dying of hunger I really want a good education I
cant work as hard as I want to
Joe Wyatt Charborough Road Primary School