Write down five things about yourself that you might tell someone you have just met, for example your name, your age, where you live.
‘Me’ BY SEAN MACHINGURE
Who am I? Well, I’m 16 years old, raised on the Barn of the Crumlin Road. Young black boy, Crumlin, no accent. Only Black Boy in all of my life’s classes. Only coloured boy, I wish I wasn’t alone … had friends to help at school, but not at home. ‘Weirdo’ ‘Psycho’ ‘Muppet’ ‘Tick’ … All the crap names that my bullies would pick, Even worse names which would make me sick, Pushed me on the ground and gave me a slap, And I’m the one in trouble if I ever push back. I wish I could turn time and start over again, but you can’t fast forward, rewind or pause, just press play. My mam was always there, my dad disappeared.
What I will learn:
to examine an author’s choice of words
to revise and identify the parts of speech
Now read this poem by 16-year-old Sean Machingure from Dublin.
