Winner
Candelaria
Will give you malaria
So bewaria!
— Rhoda Kunin
Honorable Mentions
Lush green bushes and
White flowers grow in front of
The adult bookstore
— Billy Crews
Pandas for the zoo,
Soaring Balloon Museum:
Ling-Ling and Bling-Bling.
— John L. Orman
Our third world country
Wrapped up in dust and dry heat
Loved out of pity
— Kyra Gurney (Albuquerque High student)
Albuquerque has
Copious amounts of drugs,
Crazy kids, vowels.
— Kyra Gurney (Albuquerque High student)
Saint Goat-Head christens
Your holey bicycle tires,
The soles of your shoes.
— Anastasia Andersen
Albuquerque rain
Makes meteorologists
Jump puddles with joy.
— Margaux Luna
Really I’m smiling.
I just don’t have any teeth.
Lost them cage fighting.
— Jeff Kunin and Rhoda Kunin
I sue drunk drivers.
So? I buy ugly houses!
Well I clear acne!!
— Jeff Kunin