Congratulations to Tilly who won the coveted Egypt Prize for Y7 Creative Writing. The poetry competition launched in October this year alongside National Poetry Day.
The brief was to write a poem describing their first impressions of Gordon’s School. We are delighted to publish her poem here.
As I walked in
As I walked in my heartbeat grew faster,
what more could go wrong? It’s already a disaster!
My eyes flickered, scanning for my friends
This journey’s going bad, swerving with any bends
My hands are sweaty, spilling out with fear
I feel like I’m the only odd one out, almost like a lost deer
First periods starts and a handful of thoughts run through
my head,
I don’t know where I’m going or being lead
I sit there confused, staring at my work,
I pretend that I get it and put on a fake smirk
The teacher is really nice and tries to guide my way,
She tells me I’m a “superstar” and puts her kindness on
Maybe this isn’t so bad, maybe it can get better
I was scared to go to Gordon’s, ever since I got that letter
Before I left for school, there were tears in my eyes
I was expecting the worst, but that was all lies,
I made many friends and they all seemed nice,
Gordon’s is the best, I don’t even need to think twice
Not everyone will have the same journey, and we need to
remember that,
Some will be as loud as a dog, some quiet as a cat
As I walked in my heartbeat grew faster,
What more could go wrong? It’s already a disaster!
As I left the grounds my heart was filled with joy,
To experience the first day of Gordon’s again is a
wish of every girl and boy.