Light & Dark – Ink Spot
When it’s light…
I feel safe, happy, and calm
I taste Joy
I smell sweet cotton candy
I hear laughter and cheering
I see what I love and my family
And, I think I don’t ever want to leave this place of joy and laughter
When it’s dark…
I feel like someone is watching me, and I feel alone
I taste something dry and hard
I smell something sad and tears
I hear a faint sounds disappearing into the darkness
I see a portal of darkness, growing and growing
I want to be in the light and feel safe
And, I think “how do I get out of this? I want to be in the light.”
-Xaria M (Noble Ink Spot)
When it’s light…
I feel awake and alive
I taste marshmallows
I smell bubblegum
I want my family
And, I think of love and family
When it’s dark…
I feel scared and sleepy
I taste nothing
I hear silence and breathing
I see unicorns running around and leaving magic dust
I want to dream
And, I think about love and kindness
-Jalia (Noble Ink Spot)
When it’s light…
I feel energized
I taste granola bars
I smell coffee
I hear birds
I see the sun
I want waffles
And, I think about my day
When it’s dark…
I feel calm and collected
I taste air
I smell wood burning
I hear cars driving
I see the moon
I want comfiness
And, I think about all the cool things I want in my dreams
-Kennedi (Noble Ink Spot)
When it’s light…
I feel warm
I taste tomato soup
I smell pine cones burning
I hear laughing
I see fire
I want to sit on the grass
And, I think of the summer
When it’s dark…
I feel calm
I taste sugar cookies
I smell the breeze
I hear cars passing by
I see darkness
I want a car ride in the darkness
And, I think of waves
-Noble Ink Spot Student
When it’s light…
I feel happy and at home
I taste excitement and juice
I smell bubblegum and dinner
I hear breathing and ice crunching
I see the light
I want a summer day and Christmas
And, I think about my dog and happy truths
When it’s dark…
I feel calm and excited
I taste pasta and dust
I smell ice and snow
I hear cars and walking
I see darkness and my family
I want love and happiness
And, I think happy thoughts about my family
-Abigail, grade 3 (Noble Ink Spot Student)
When it’s light…
I feel safe and calm
I taste bubblegum
I hear cars and people talking
I see people
I want clean air
And, I think about people when they drive
When it’s dark…
I feel smiling and smooth
I taste bubblegum
I hear people talking
And, I think about my family
-Zariah (Noble Ink Spot)
When it’s light…
I feel safe like my family is hugging me close
I taste happiness like I just won the biggest prize at a fair
I smell ashes
I hear the slight sound of leaves rustling
I see my marshmallow on a stick
I want no darkness to overcome my world
And, I think that this is a memory I will never forget
When it’s dark…
I feel calm as if there are ocean waves in front of me
I taste sleep, almost taking over me
I smell many different things
I hear soothing music
I see only one small light in the distance
I want nothing more than what I already have
And, I think about the blanket of darkness covering me
-Noble Ink Spot student
When it’s light…
I feel good
I taste love at home
I smell food
I hear cars driving
I see my friends
I want to watch tv at home
And, I think it’s good that you can say things
When it’s dark…
I feel happy
I taste chicken nuggets
I smell coffee
I hear cars driving
I see my friends at Lake Erie Ink
And, I think it’s good in the dark, you can see things in the dark
-Jordyn (Noble Ink Spot)