Violets are blue

I’m from America

What about you?

I am 15

I wanna live an American dream

I eat ice cream

I’m gonna be 18

I don’t like school

There’s a lot of fools

That aren’t really cool

Some even drop outta high school 😬

-T.M.

even from afar I know they’re near

My cousin just went to college

He had a lot of knowledge

Although we’re all growing up

We’re still showing love

We symbolize a dove

It brings up purity

No matter the distance i’ll still feel security

A family love is so strong

We’ll always know where we belong.

Kaila Kekiwi.

All the people who work in teams

Are the people who create freedom

And do the work that must be done

A place where dreams are born and hopes reside

A nation built from America’s creed

A place where everyone has the chance to succeed

with liberty and justice for all

Our doubt will fall and fall

And when we start to loose hope

We will power through like a cannonball

With America’s dream to save us all

ET

I’ve never had to hold my tongue.

With forever living wild and free,

I’ve always been able to be me.

From sea to shining sea I roam,

In search for my heart, my home.

With hope and courage as my guide,

I build my dream with every stride.

Through deep valleys and mountains high,

I reach for dreams and touch the sky.

In the land of endless gleam,

I live my story, my American dream.

AA

In the land where dreams take place,

and light me up with glee.

With hard work and determination,

you can build a good foundation.

Where dreams are made for you and me,

anything is possible, because you are free.

So I always reach for the stars

and never look back.

Of dreams to chase and goals to find,

the American Dream is yours and mine.

I eat fish and rice

I dont like America

Cause those people aren't nice

They have no aloha

Like the people who live here

Everything there is far

While things here are near

America is cool

Its people just act like a fool

I still like to travel there

But Hawaii just has its flair

JC

But if you asked my opinion, I’d say no

I’ve learned that America isn’t all that it seems

There’s probably better places to fulfill your dreams

I might be wrong if you like guns

Or if you enjoy smog choking your lungs

Then America seems the place for you to be

But you can do you, and I will do me

Can I ever find somewhere better at all?

Here in America I feel kind of small

As I look up at the stars, I faintly recall

“United we Stand, Divided we Fall.”

~ DXR

i also like my gas to be free 99 but the cops say going to the gas station without paying is a crime?? i also like free food and free internet i like anything free cause im not tryna spend my money yet.

Lastly i wanna say to be free from this island but honestly im not really mindin being stuck on this rock for 16 years kinda sucks i just wanna go out of state or something and shoot some ducks.

H.H

I love my dream because I can be apart of a team

I want a mansion the size of a mountain

and own a massive fountain

I wanna be rich like scrooge mcduck

and ill shoot big bucks

I like freedom free

I want my yard full of trees

ill travel the world to many states

I will pay high rates

my parents are millionaire

so one day ill be a billionaire

TK

Where every heart can find It’s own ,

And rise to claim the shinning light.

From a humble roots and struggles deep, A vision weaves through toil and strain,

the dreams of those who dare to leap,

And chase the dawn through wind and rain.

Yet still the road Is long and wide,

With shadows cast along the way

But In the quest , we still abide,

For dreams endure beyond our life

C.M

We all have a dream

Some of us dream of riches

Some of us dream of happiness

Whether it is about riches or happiness

We all have a dream

Some dream of having a family

Some dream of just a dog

Everyone has a dream

That's the American dream

America the land of opportunities

We have our entire lives to complete those dreams. 🌚

Reminds me of our past

The colonies so long ago

Some thought they’d never last

Show your pride and never let it fall

Remember why we pledge each day with liberty and justice for all

With your dreams in your mind never let it fall because one day you will regret it all

Now I dream of being free

No more chore

I’m living with peace

No more stress

God is blessed

P.N.

Where you can roam around for free,

And live in evergreen.

My American dream is to be happy and rich,

With my future husband and a family of six.

In love and laughter, we'll find our place,

Together forever, in this beautiful place.

Across the plains, the cities' gleam,

She weaves her path, the American dream.

With every step, she carves her way,

A beacon bright, come what may.

K.P

J

Telling all their stories

Sit in the room

And with the whole star family

From humble roots

They carve a path, they shape a life

With every step, the dream unfolds

In stories written, yet unfold

But as the stars light up the sky

The dream remains, though times may try

For in the soul, the fire burns

A dream of hope, for which we yearn

K

on the four corners of the world You thought of first but do not own or keel like a convience

People are your own word you invented that locus and term here you said and say i where we are. give back

What We are, these People you made, us and know where but you to be

my American dream includes

an urgent ambition for making my dreams come true . I imagine who I want to

become and enforce it into reality.

As though I may come across many

hardships and tribulations, the urge to

make my imagination come to life

pushes me through. From the day

I was brought to life I was born with

the will and might of my ancestors. As they watch over me they see the product

of what they sacrificed for, for the many generations to come after. As in the present day I hope I made them proud

J,A

meant that living there didn’t seem as such an impossibility.

However, a few years later, it seemed I would be proven wrong.

Our dreams of going to the United States felt empty.

Day by day, I was starting to abandon our dream.

I never gave up but deep down, I was feeling hopeless.

However, it became clear that it was more possible than it seemed.

Our efforts and hard work weren’t useless.

I worked even harder for my aspirations.

I became even more grateful for the effort put in by my family.

Because of it, they became my biggest inspiration.

Now I’m here, happier than ever for all of the opportunity.

-IJ

Then I went to Samoa

I had an America dream

So I went to America

I heard America is the place to go

I heard people achieved their dreams

I went to see the land of free and the land of gold

People judge my dream not knowing how big it will be

My dream is to be equal and free

Make my family rich and free

Once I achieve my dream

I’ll be relaxing under the coconut tree

-🐴

TO be married with a girl and have a big family

But also I think about my dream with my sport

Where I’d rise to fame in some way or some sort

America is the place where opportunities come and go

You could pursure your dreams or watch it fly out the window

Your time here is priceless so don’t take it for granted

If you don’t take the chance it will leave you empty handed

The American dream is lackluster for many

Some find it boring and dull while most find it daring

The challenge is hard, it is very demanding

But never give up the reward will be lasting

J.M

Thought the dream was harder to achieve than it seems.

She wanted to giver her 2 children a better life

and in the future hopefully becoming someone’s wife.

Philippines is the home of love and passion

but my family’s dream to move to the land of opportunities became an infatuation.

Moving to America came with multiple sacrifices

and huge, huge, prices

Here I am, living in American blessed with things my mom never had.

The thought of what my mom sacrificed makes me sad.

Though we aren’t rick like the typical “American Dream”

Standing here in the land of freedom and diversity, is an already a supreme.

-D.J.M.D.M

and I'm glad I left

it has no soul

only greed and its not the best

Hawaii belongs to the Hawaiians

not American usurpers

they used their guns

and forced them to surrender

What America has done

is unfair and unjust

they took

Hawaii's land

to chase their American Dream

kc

The land of the free

But this is not true you see

The American dream is delusion not reality

There's better places to live but I wouldn't choose here

Its dangerous here there's guns, gangs, and violence everywhere not just here

And for some they fear

they may not see their

18th birthday

Nor make it past high school

because they focus on being cool

But you fools the path

your taking is bad it'll leave you family sad

-IJ

dirt is brown

america has no mana

they going drown

the sky is blue

the sun is red

the "american dream" aint real

so go back to bed

the clouds are white

the moon shines bright

mess with Hawaii

we going fight

A.A

America, The land of the free. land of endless possibilities.

for people who want a new fresh start

for people who want to get really smart

you can believe in whatever you like

as long as you know your intentions are right

it's a place for Dreamers... and Believers Alike

you might think it's not so free.

nothing but a big hoax

and quite a scheme

but many spilled blood for you to be

many fought for your rights

for many days and many nights

all with the same dream

All to be in the land of the free

T,T

You get to meet new people

America is cool to visit

There’s a lot of theme parks

America is alright

N.H

It’s the place for freedom

There is good food

But some people are dumb

There is 50 states

A lot of places

America is great

Many people of different ages

Hawaii is the best state

There is high birth control rate

Maui is action

That’s all

n

It makes me want to brake

This is unfair its something I can't bear

The tears fall from my face as I hear about this place

As I make a plate of food

I think back to the overthrown

How they should just leave us alone

Take us back, back to the day they took our place

I will forgive you but wont forget the pain you caused

It made me stand tall

I love my home for its where I was grown

My beloved Hawai'i let's grow as a whole.

-M.D.

People needed that idea so much they even began Wars.

America was fought for and paid for in Blood. History has proven that America is Second to None.

From the Rocky Mountains of Colorado, to the Desserts in Nevada. From the Cities in New York to the Swamps in Florida.

To every Rodeo, To every 4th of July. To every Veterans Day to thank the ones who Died

America is Freedom given to Me and You.

America is the Red, White and Blue.

KBH

Look into my eyes and watch me cry

We've been overthrown, I wish we could be left alone

As I take on a task, I cant help but ask where would I be with my monarchy

I look at a place I used to feel peace now all I can do is fall to my knees

I miss my home that they stole

All I want to do is unoverthrow

My culture lives on tho it seems gone

My Hawaii you can never take away

Today I stand and continue to claim our land

As I eat fruit from a stand

AK

In which you can use your voices

This country has a lot of things to be

For people in this world to be free

You can travel to any of the 50 states

Which also causes debates

Hawai’i was the last to become one

The history tells us why it was done

It doesn’t seem fair

But the government doesn’t care

The cost of living here now is a lot

People think Hawai’i is a dream, but it’s not

K

But is the dream itself even a thing?

This question is asked frequently.

But there’s never a true definite answer.

Here to drink you have to be 21.

But once you’re 18 you can buy a gun.

A bunch of freedom for Americans here.

So I’m sure that people have nothing to fear.

Hawai’i is the 50th state.

The story of how it came to causes debate.

Cost of living is extremely high.

Due to tourists passing by.

- K.

On any day you can buy a gun

Here there is plenty of freedom

Except if your a woman, then your done

Cost of living is getting too high

Also with the over population there's no houses to buy

More people added to this nation

Will cause great starvation

Opportunity is good

With many jobs you can pay for food

But if your unmotivated never the less

Even in America you'll be homeless

L

they said the limit was the sky

the peoples american dream

is now ripping at the seam

a gleaming notion

supposedly shining bright

the future in perpetual motion

our dream nowhere in sight

but whats uncertain

is the future you see

a very special person

can change it for you and me

I don’t like school

everything is overpriced

The food is good though

America is large

But the people are larger

I just spent $30

On one iPhone charger

everyone is so Different

But not in a good way

People leave the house in furry suits

On a casual Tuesday

After all, it’s the Hawaiians who fought

America forcefully annexed Hawai’i

How can you give no choice and be the epitome of free

Although America’s past intentions are murky

These lands are filled with opportunity

Economy here is the face of thrive

But rich stay rich and poor get poorer like a nonstop hive

America is new and continuously creating

While culture and roots are slowly fading

Modern times make you almost forget

But ancestors who faced adversity won’t let

M.S

Where dreams are built and futures paved.

From sea to shining sea, we stand,

A diverse and united land.

Mountains majestic, plains so wide,

Rivers that flow with endless pride.

In every heart, a hopeful gleam,

Together we live the American Dream.

Mr. G

I still have the courage to help others with a grin.

Money are made in need,

Others are made of gold and greed.

People say money can’t buy happiness,

Little do they know it turns my day into brightness.

Work, work , work , with my back being bend,

Save , save , save , my day has come to an end.

Live on to achieve your goal,

until it hits your soul.

Go ahead get that bag,

Not many people could buy a tag.

sharlynn.l

and full of great things to see.

I’m so glad I live

in beautiful land where I’m free.

Here in Maui

we have warm seas,

But in the Mainland

you’ll feel a cool breeze.

There’s a million landscapes

and a biome for everyone.

America’s pretty places

have always been second to none.

SK

I live in paradise, so many views to see

Excited for what the future has in store for me

Only to find out the reality.

Everything in America is getting expensive

The pay is so little, where will I live?

Study harder and harder for a money-making career

Prices are rising better hurry up or living will be severe.

Work a 9-5, I’m only 16

Anything to support me and my family

We’re all working but its not enough

Sorry America, living here is too tough.

A.C

Where dreams take flight in the dead of night,

Yet shadows linger, truth unfolds,

Not every story is one that’s told.

The struggle echoes in the streets,

Voices rise where hope retreats,

For every dream that dares to soar,

There’s a tale of pain behind closed doors.

Yet through the trials, we seek to mend,

A journey long, with no clear end,

In the heart of America, we find our way,

To build a future, come what may.

K.M

Many speak of the dream,
But many more are stuck every day,
Trying to find a way,
To make enough to get out of their 9-5 every day,

I see many things every day,
People living their dreams,
People working towards their dreams,
But I know one thing: do not give up on your dream.

JA

My family is even bigger

My wife is most likely a gold digger

My parent made me go to college but all I did was drink liquor

The McDonald is making me grow thicker and thicker

I work hard as an airship rigger

Yes you guessed it I’m a

I love it here

There’s no place like it

You’ll have no fears

There are many opportunities

You just have to try

Don’t be afraid

Not to be able to fly

Fly far and long

In America you can

You can do just about anything

When becoming a man

C.K

In cities bustling and fields so wide, dreams are built, and tears are cried. From the echoes of freedom’s call, to the shadows where mighty fall.

But through the darkest nights and pain, hope and resilience remain. Though hearts may break and tears may flow, in unity, we’ll rise from the woe.

-Akaiyah

The American dream, a hopeful theme,

Yet shadows cast on bright ideals,

For many, it’s a myth that steals.

From rags to riches, tales unfold,

Success for all, or so we're told,

But barriers rise, a silent fact,

Not all can climb, and that’s a fact,

Still hope persists, a flicker bright,

In hearts that chase the endless night,

A dream that’s both a myth and true,

A paradox we all pursue.

K

Violet are blue

I'm 16 and Hawaiian

Who love laulau and poi

With some rice and garlic chili pepper

On the side

I may be a big back

But I won't back down

Because one day I will fly to America

And eat all their food

Even if I can't right now

I will always enjoy my Hawaiian foods.

Kk.

In America, we get to vote on almost everything

In America, we get a president and free educations

Something envied from other nations

Taken for granted, our freedom, our choices

Making our decision, using our adult voices

By the amendments of the constitution America promises more to come and evolution

In America we get equal rights

and happy, warm family oriented nights

In America we are free and full of hope

given the chance to say maybe yes, or nope

-n.p.

To the heavens may you fly

Your American Dream’s are hefty

For your freedom is not plenty

Where the silence is loud

You stood out from the crowd

Your dark raven hair

Filled the American flair

The birds and I watched with a loving light

Through the big top tent up high

My American dreams are flourishing

For your love is ever so nourishing

CA

He found hope in the Land of Freedom

His life was full and fun till he met a killjoy

A government filled with Venom

He ran from shadows to find his light

A cure to let him take flight

A boy his own age to which they made an alliance

Together the venom slowly began to decrease

War broke out amount certain factions

With past shadows gone they sowed a new world to their own fashions

In time he found his peace

Yet in his final days he still played deceit

SC

I gotta finish I ain't never gon be last

Life in America opportunity is vast

living life to the fullest new car I'm driving fast

Stop going off what they say

They talk about you when you got a name

soon as you get some money they gon say you changed

Stand on my Ten everywhere I go

Today might be they day you will never know

went around put on for my neighborhood

once I get my word then it's overstood

Dreams in America once I achieve then I know good

Where u went to school

And learned on a stool

And listened to matalika

The friends are amazing

Especially when your pacing

I play football and track

Unlike soccer and smack

I live in a house

where there is so no mouse

I have two parents

They both have pants

And don’t live in France

This is the American dream

On a Saturday sun beam

Love your life

And stay nice

LW

I fish and dive

We arent apart of "america"

Cause we live to strive

We have alot of Aloha over here

We live in paradise

America lives in fear

I dont travel to the mainland

I Love Hawaii

Everything i need is right where I stand

The “American Dream” and all that it brings.

People searching for the right opportunity,

They often find it in an American community.

But somehow Americans still want to flee,

They want to explore the world and be free.

Some people will never be happy,

They will always want more even if it’s sappy.

Eventually people will realize,

Being greedy is not wise.

I will forever be grateful,

Everything I have makes me thankful.

dl

I live in America

I am not from Jamaica

I have both of my parents

I have ants in my pants

I have to dance

I am not from France

I have small hands

The American dream

It’s very clean

Us Americans aren’t mean

We love cheeseburgers and icecream

RR

I come from a small island in Micronesia.

I wanted to live and have fun so I came to America.

Living in America can be kind of tuff.

You’ll have hard times it’s gonna be kind of rough. That’s why it’s always important to be nice and be kind. So when your living in America your gonna be just fine.

m.

Sipping on coffee while the light dimers

Seeing the flowers outside still shimmer

I have come from a land not small

Yet the American dream still lingers & calls

I’m 15 and I only still wonder

Why all of this is making me ponder

Don’t get me wrong sometimes I change

But everything in life has a separate page

In America we’re supposed to reunite

Only until you know what is right

There are secrets that you don’t know

Be careful of anything and what your told

D.K

Most people would agree that america is great

Some of them work construction, which people hate

But there are plenty of ways to make money

Really, when you think about it, its funny

I on the other hand am just a kid

Im not thinking about how I should live

I do some jobs here and there

And I guess I get a good share 

Im gonna have to step it up though 

Even though I just wanna say no

Because when you have a girlfriend 

Your enjoyment of money ends

Luke Aroyan

Riches from wealth to gold

A place where you can have the time of your life

Spend time with your family or wife

But not everything is what they seem

People wish they can flee

In this harsh reality

I wish I was never born in this calamity

I want the real American Dream

Not worrying about anything

Only if we stand together

We can change this place to heather

K

Where anything can be accomplished

A place with pride and dignity and ready for what is to come

A place to feel free and do as you like

A place to relate to all the fellow american around you

A place where you can make a change or impact on the world as we see it today.

A place where you feel respected

A place where you feel prideful of what is capable to be accomplished

America a place where anything can be accomplished

you can start with nothing and become successful and live the american dream

Many different american dreams can be interpreted

But because of the opportunities that the U.S can create

Many people are able and capable of living the american dream

To the cost of livin

gettin'nothin in return.

if i was a dollar

i'd surely holler

The way folks make me burn!

You slave all day

To make your pay ,

and when the day is through -

yer no further ahead

then if you stayed in bed .

'cause the guvmint got it too!

• Nb

right now i want a brownie

when I graduate high school

I'll go somewhere cool

Somewhere not here

but at least someplace near

I want the american dream

just not to the extreme

I want that house with a picket fence

but in my defense

I only want a place where I'm comfortable

because everything right now is insufferable

Savinna E.