Grade 6
PoetryWritingMy helpful headphones are really important to me
I always have them on
Whenever I have them off
I get annoyed when I don’t have headphones
I hear people talking
And it just makes me feel
Like I’m intruding
In their conversation
I would rather listen to music
My helpful headphones give me so much love
So I try to keep them on
Even if I try to not have them on
I can never avoid them
My helpful headphones make the world
Sound as quiet as a pin dropping
This piece was originally published in I’ll Be the One by 826 Valencia.
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