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a poem about the future for middle schoolers



Ruwayda37
Egypt

a poem about the future for middle schoolers
 
 Hello fellow members,
I am looking for monolgues for my 12-year-old students about the future. I think it would be a good idea to use the lyrics of the song or the words of a poem as the script of the monologues. I couldn �t find a suitable future monologue on the web  and I would very much appreciate your help if you have any suggestions.
                                                                                                                    Thanks a lot 

2 May 2016      





maryse pey�
France

What will I become when I am older ?
What will I be ?
What will I see or hear ?
Will I meet only robots instead of men ?
Who am I going to meet then ?
Who will I speak to ?
Will animals still exist ?
What kind of job am I going to do ?
What about science and technology ?
Where am I going to live ? On Earth or somewhere in space ?
Why are men rushing so fast into black holes ?
What are they scared by ?
Why don �t they stop running and try to think of a calm future ?
Will the word serenity still be in dictionaries ?
Please ! Tell me about my future !
Not through a Crystal Ball ! No !
Tell me through wisdom and clever reflection...
Who can I ask about my future ?
Who can i ask about the human kind �s future ?
Who can I ask about my Earth �s future ?
Oh dear Wise Men, please, tell me...
Tell me who I am going to be !
Will I respect my planet ?
Will I travel through the stars to new planets ?
Will I only still be allowed to live ?
How will be the air I breathe ?
How will be the water I drink ?
Will I live long enough to see my future ?
Oh ! Dear Wise Men where are you hiding ?
I know one thing yet : I must never stop hoping in a future I am going to help building !
Let �s start listening to my heart, to my soul...
Let �s start believing in a possible better future !
Let �s start to live in a wiser way !
Mother Nature will be grateful,
And I will be able to look at Me through her loving eyes !
 
 
 
 
 
Maybe this poem I have just written might suit what you are looking for ?

3 May 2016     



morenika1
Poland

I recommend a wonderful text by Dr. Seuss titled: ‘Oh, The Places You �ll Go’! It can be easily found on the Net.

I read a part of it for my students at the end of the school year. They were very emotional about it.

 

Here is a sample:

 

Dr. Seuss – ‘Oh, The Places You �ll Go’!

 

Congratulations!

Today is your day.

You �re off to Great Places!

You �re off and away!

 

You have brains in your head.

You have feet in your shoes.

You can steer yourself any direction you choose.

You �re on your own. And you know what you know.

And YOU are the one who �ll decide where to go.

 

 
All the very best.

3 May 2016     



LenkaW
Czech Republic

Hello,
 
I use this poem about robots. I don´t know the author, though.
 

Robots

In the year twenty thirty-two,

All the things robots will do.

They will wash your clothes

And brush your hair,

They will tidy your room

When you �re not there.

They will wash the dishes

And open the door,

They will cook dinner

And sweep the floor.

They �ll sew,

They �ll iron,

They �ll tidy,

They �ll knit.

And no more homework,

Your personal robot will do it!

 

3 May 2016     



Ruwayda37
Egypt

Thanks ever so much dear colleagues for all these nice poems. I appreciate your great help!

3 May 2016