By ANDREW SCHWARTZ | Special to the Palisadian-Post
Here is the final installment in a series of winning pieces from the Friends of the Palisades Library’s Children’s Summer Creative Writing Contest. Andrew Schwartz, a Vistamar School student, took home first prize for high school.
The Game of Life
Life is a game
Everyone is racing for money and fame
Not me because success doesn’t have a specific date
Help the people that helped you
The people that help you get through the dark
They were that spark that made the flame
If you get lost you have only yourself to blame
To help yourself you need to help others
Like your sisters and brothers
Help people on the street
Make sure they have something to eat
Try to help them to their feet, because people just close their eyes and walk away
What if it happens to you one day?
Not everyone has a dollar to spare
But the world isn’t always fair
We need to work as one
We all live under the same sun
We all need to think smart
Wars happen from the start
Let’s try not to rip earth apart
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