A Waterways Project Publication Richard Spiegel Barbara Fisher codirectors Thomas Perry administrative assistant Miriam Lock Teacher East Brooklyn Congregations School for Public Service in Bushwick Shirley Edwards Principal Stephen E. Phillips superintendent Alternative High Schools & Programs ©1997 Ten Penny Players with funding support from the NY State Council on the ArtsA Person I Respect I respect many people, but if I chose it would be my father. I respect my father. I want to bea man like that. He's a hard working man, a funny man, a serious man. That's a person I respect.My Pillow. My Pillow. That's a good pillow, my pillow, my pillow. That's a cool pillow. without my pillow I won't get through the night. When I can't get through the night, he will try to get me through the night.Poems, Poems, Poems O, how I hate poems. I don't like poems. I don't like poems. Poems are not for me. For me poems are sometimes hard to make up. I tell you some things are not easy for me. T hope, I hope this is the last poem I do.What's Worth Working Hard For? To me it is your job. When you work hard and You can probably get a good bonus so you can get nice things or go ona nice vacation.In Ten Years From Now I will hopefully be an employee in a job working with computers. I like working with computers that's what I always wanted to do. I will hopefully be living in a house me and my dog that J hopefully will have. T hope I am about to get married. That's where J see myself in the next ten years from now.Today I am grateful for it being Friday and not Monday I am grateful for it yesterday It was about time it snowed Tam also grateful for being here so I can be grateful for many things in life.In Search of a Song Volume 294 ACY gE TTH awaterways publication