You. Yes, you! I challenge you… to write a poem!
This is based on a school framework that helps kids who think they aren’t poetic, to write poetry. It has lots of blanks to fill in. The empty framework looks something like this:
The Animal In Me, by (Name)
There is a (animal) in me with (animal part) like (simile) and (animal part) like (simile).
It (sound) like (simile). It (movement) like (simile).
It lives in my (human body part) and makes me (feeling or reaction).
(Choose one)
I wish (__________________________) OR
It makes me want to (_____________________) OR
It makes me feel like (_____________________).
So based on this, here’s what I did along with the students.
THE DRAGON IN ME, by Ms. F.
There is a dragon in me with wings like banners and scales like mosaic armor.
It roars like a geyser. It soars like a queen of the sky.
It lives in my heart and makes me fearless.
It makes me feel like I can do anything.
So, friends — I challenge you! Put your animal-inside poem in the comments.
Ready? Go!
Wyrmflight 
The Animal In Me, by O. L.
There is a raven in me with a beak like a knife and eyes like a witch.
It caws like funeral balls. It flies like a wish.
It lives in my chest and makes me powerful.
It makes me feel like I am straddling this world and the next.
That’s caw-some! Thanks for sharing.
Hahaha thank you. It was my pleasure.
The Animal in me by DLS
There is a griffin in me with wings like sails and claws like steel.
It purrs like thunder. It soars like a leap that never ends.
It lives in my heart and makes me free.
I wish I could summon him whenever I wanted.
Ooh, I like griffins, too. Thanks for sharing!