2009 - Primary - Third Runner Up - Maddison Gerhardt

Maddison Gerhardt, 4th Grade, Age 9
Rebecca Boone Elementary - Warrenton, MO
Title: Be a Friend Not an Enemy, Drawing/Poem

Mar 31, 2009

[Text of poem]

When you call someone a name
Their feelings aren’t the same
You make them feel really ashamed
No one wants to feel that way
Cause it might ruin his or her day

Name calling and bullying are wrong
Even if you think you’re strong
They’ll feel like you stuck them in the heart with a prong

We all know names can hurt you
And I know you’ve been hurt too
That’s why name calling is the wrong thing to do