Sarah Ahmad - What’s This Discrimination of the Nation
Prakash Dubey - What is Discrimination
William Ho - Think Before You Say
Briana Mc Donald - Imagine a Town without Discrimination
Katie Piper - I Walk Into the Playground




What's This Discrimination of the Nation?
by Sarah Ahmad, aged 12, Canterbury Girls High School

When people meet
They often judge
They’ll think your sweet
Or they’ll hold a grudge
But if anything matters
It is who you are
Not what you look like
Or if you come to school in a trashy car
Things people say
Should never ever get to you
Unless it is really not straight
Or if it’s really seriously cruel
If you are bullied or teased
Don’t go and scream
Just pretent you dont care
And lifeless bullies aint there
Be happy with who you are
Don’t ever hate yourself
Because if you show how weak you are
There would be alot of pressure on yourself
Otherwise when you get older
You will always wander why
You never told a teacher
And always went to cry
Everybody is specially unique and
Beautiful in their own way
So don’t go believing everything
that people say.




What is Discrimination
by Prakash Dubey, aged 13, Epping Boys High School

What is discrimination?
Do many people even care for a second
When people hurt other people’s feelings?
When you go for your first or last job
That you have put you heart out for?
Or to hire you favourite movie?
That you have long after
When you go to buy your first home sought
That you have wished for many years?

But be warned
This innocent journey can be a haven for discrimination
In any way, shape or form
They may target your race and religion
Or your marital status
Whether you are single, divorced, homosexual or marred
Whether you have a physical or mental disability
Or if you had an opinion, even if no one agrees with your point

By using physical violence to make people frightened?
Or provoking rage, with a single whisper?
You do not have to be young or old
Big or small to be hurtful to someone
You do not have to say a word
Actions mean a whole lot more
You do have to be a regular trouble make
To make people bad

BUT, it is no excuse for a kick, or a punch,
Physically or verbally
That can really affect peoples self esteem
And can cause heartache and depression
And so many more effects down the track
At home, at school or in the public arena
The truthful people shout
So don’t become a criminal
SAY NO TO DISCRIMINATION NOW.


Think Before You Say
by William Ho, aged 13, Port Macquarie High School

Did you ever stop to think,
That words could leave a scar?
Have you ever stopped and thought
How words can go so far?

Even if she’s handicapped
Even if he’s black,
You have no right to ridicule,
Or taunt behind their back

To insult is to hurt,
Without physical pain.
To discriminate means to hate
And drown the victim in shame

Don’t judge before you really know,
All stereotypes appal,
Don’t despise the different,
They are like you, after all.

There’s no superior race.
No need for disagreeing.
The is only one kind of human
And that’s a human being.

So before you throw a comment,
At someone with a zeal,
Put yourself in their place,
And think how you would feel.

Think before you say something,
That’s prejudiced or curt.
Think before you say something,
That may offend or hurt.


Imagine a Town Without Discrimination
by Briana McDonald, aged 13, Port Macquarie High School

Imagine a town with no bullies,
Imagine a town where everyone is equal
And no one looks down on another person
Just because of how they look
Or where they come from.
Imagine a town without discrimination

Imagine a disabled man walking down the street
Not being stared at,
Or glared at,
But being greeted with friendliness,
Happiness and contentment.
Imagine a town without discrimination.

Imagine a woman playing football
And no men arguing she can’t,
Purely for the reason
That she is a woman.
They cheer for her.
Imagine a town without discrimination.

Imagine an Indigenous man applying for a job,
He is not rejected or ridiculed
Or looked down upon in any way,
But welcomed warmly and respectfully.
Imagine a town without discrimination.

Imagine now that you’ve stopped imagining,
And all of this is happening
In your town, your country, your world.
The discrimination
Towards other human beings
Has finally ended.

There is no more laughing,
Or ridiculing others,
No more shunting aside
Those who are different,
And everyone would be treated
Equally with respect.

Imagine a world without discrimination,
I sure would.


I walk Into the Playground
by Katie Piper, aged 13, Port Macquarie High School

I walk into the playground
There they are
Sitting,
Staring,
Laughing.

Their blue eyes like a hawk, are staring me down,
Into the red dirt under my feet.
I walk away backwards
Backing slowly, softly, quietly.
Maybe they won’t notice.

The shadows of their giant bodies approach.
I can feel their slimy, cold breath running down my neck.
I close my eyes and wish
That I’m in a better place
A world of no bullies, no harassment, no fear
But that place is only in my dreams

They call abuse along with sniggering and names,
I’ve heard them all before.
I hear their taunting voices from above me, echo through my head.
My distressed voice became higher,
As my enemies draw closer.

With a large thud,
I land on the dirt from the impact of one of their fists.
Salty tears stream down my face,
My bruises reforming and blood trickling from my nose.

This happens to me everyday
Bullying,
Harassment,
Fear.

All because of something as trivial,
As the colour of my skin.