My name is commonly uncommon.
It is tossed with letters.
Scrambled and changed.
It is lost and found.
And never unknown.
My name is Aliyah...
How to begin.
How to end.
A-a-l-i-y-a-h
A-l-i-y-a
Or even E-l-l-i-y-a-h
Who knows?
I am an ascender!
I rise through the air.
I fly to new places,
Just as the Hebrew intended.
But my name I do not choose.
Like singing
Something I do not desire
She flew and crashed
Something I do not desire
She died from greed
Something I do not desire
I prefer Leah
Something short, sweet, and simple
But simple I am not
Much like my name
We are both misused
The spelling is wrong
I can not spell
The pronouniation is wrong
I am not heard
But in the end
Aliyah is my name
It does not make me
It does not mark me
It only helps people get my attention
So my ears are wide open
And ready to listen
My name is Aliyah if you have forgotten
Unique and different like the person I am.
I like how you said your name doesn't make you!:) very strong
ReplyDeleteGood job :)
ReplyDeleteVery well written. Great poem (:
ReplyDeleteLol I liked how you said your name doesn't make u or mark you.:)
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DeleteWow, you read that fast. But he poem was great, I liked the raw honesty and seriousness in it. It was great.
ReplyDeleteGood job I liked how you showed the different ways of spelling it
ReplyDeleteI really like your poem and how you gave different spellings and you read really fast :)
ReplyDeleteThe way you said that the name does not define you was a delightful change of pace from most of the other poems.
ReplyDeleteI liked your rhyme scheme for the poem
ReplyDeleteAwesome !!!! Laugh out loud !!! It seems like everyone has a better Poem than me !!!! Keep it up !!! ^_^
ReplyDeleteStop putting yourself down !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
DeleteIt was really good , good job (: !
ReplyDeleteAliyah, great job! Do you really want to be called Leah?
ReplyDeleteI like how you talked about where your name came from,. I also like how you compared the different spellings and pronunciation to your personality.
ReplyDeleteYay! Loved it!! I liked how you said you ascended, that's in my top five words. I didn't know you liked to be called Leah, I'll try calling you that. I also liked how you said when people mispronounce it your not heard and written wrong you aren't seen and it was just like oh that was so cool and yay and woo and I just loved that analogy ok ill stop rambling.
ReplyDeleteI liked that you talked about the different spellings and variants of your name, very nice (:
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