Level+0

Here are some samples of student work that were done while in Level 0. ** Trapped **   Trapped in Level 0   And I can’t get out. I’ve tried everything,  But mostly just pout. I’m in trouble by the minute. I can’t stay still. I can only come out for one reason  Just to throw away my meal. Level 0 is like the weather,  It just keeps coming and going. But wherever you are,  You always know…   That if you get in trouble,   You will get zapped   To a place called Level 0. You will be forever trapped. By Mitchell Hill **Rage in a Cage** I’m trapped in this cage, with all of this rage. I turn a page, hoping to release the beast. Freeing the rage from the cage to set my mind at ease And do what I please…but I freeze. The beast overcomes the power. The rage flares and the beast tears my skin like a blistering wind. It’s like I’m pinned to the ground; No way to run; no way to move. I feel like nothing. Almost impossible to overcome the power of the beast That I have released. But I realize that I am the beast. I give him power…so I can stop it, But I am not strong enough to overcome myself, So I fail to try. In an instant I may die, so why should I stop my rage? I made the beast, So I will feast on the anger. It will make me stronger. May I live just a little longer. I will try to be stronger. The beast will live no longer. I am free now, but for how long will my rage be caged? Will it ever get loose? Will it ever return? Will I let it be free or will I use it and abuse it? I refuse it! I try to confuse it, But it’s not worth it. I’’ just go on livin’ my life ‘cuz stuff happens no matter what I do. So forget you! Impossible. I can’t. You’re always there in my mind. You’re never forgettin’, always plottin’ a new way to escape. By Chase Spielmacher