Katherine Low Project
These poems are based on the template of original poems by Sola Oyeleye. Sola led workshops with the Refugee Home-Support Group.
Paint me a colour
As red as a strawberry
Because I am sweet
As red as a ruby
Because I am sparkling
As red as a heart
Because I am happy
As red as a sunrise
Because I am bright
If you paint me a colour
Paint me red!
By Soukaina
If you paint me a colour
Paint me orange
As orange as a car
Because I am fast
As orange as a light
Because I am bright
As orange as an orange
Because I am squishy
If you paint me a colour
Paint me orange
By Asad
If you paint me a colour
Paint me red
As red as a rose
Because I am sweet
As blue as a sky
Because I am green
As green as a field
Because I am yellow
As yellow as a sun
Because I am purple
If you paint me a colour
Paint me grey
By Osman Ali
If you paint me a colour
Paint me blue
As blue as a pencil
Because I am writing
As blue as a picture
Because I am beautiful
As blue as a wall
Because I am hard
As blue as a sky
Because I am good
If you paint me a colour
Paint me blue
By Hasan
If you paint me a colour
Paint me red
As red as a jack-in-the-box
Because I am jumping
As red as a clown’s nose
Because I am funny
If you paint me a colour
Paint me red
By Abubakar
If you paint me a colour
Paint me blue
As blue as the ocean
Because I am salty
As blue as the sky
Because I am windy
As blue as a Blue Whale
Because I am big
As blue as a Chelsea kit
Because I am a Chelsea fan
If you paint me a colour
Paint me blue
By Mehdi
If you paint me a colour
Paint me red
As red as a rose
Because I am beautiful
As red as blood
Because I am healthy
As red as fire
Because I am burning
As red as a Ferrari
Because I am fast
If you paint me a colour
Paint me red
By Moheeb
If you paint me a colour
Paint me green
As green as a tree
Because I am tall as a tree
As green as a plant
Because I am still
As green as the Moroccan Flat
Because I am soul
As green as a cabbage
Because I am round headed
If you paint me a colour
Paint me green
By Harun
If you paint me a colour
Paint me pink
As pink as a dress
Because I am a beautiful girl
As pink as a pink bear
Because I am cuddly
As pink as a pink jumper
Because I am wearing a jumper
As pink as a t-shirt
Because I am a lovely t-shirt
If you paint me a colour
Paint me pink
By Hanan
If you paint me a colour
Paint me red
As red as blood
Because I am so evil
As red as a door
Because I am so
As red as a floor
Because I am evil
As red as a pee on my bed
Because I am stupid
If you paint me a colour
Paint me red
By Ali
If you paint me a colour
Paint me green
As green as the green
Because I am nice
As green as the bus
Because I am big
As green as the tree
Because I am tall
As green as my jumper
Because I am warm
If you paint me a colour
Paint me green
By Abdusalaam
If you paint me a colour
Paint me blue
As blue as the sea
Because I am happy
As yellow as the sun
Because I am hot
As green as an alien
Because I am great
As red as a bus
Because I am big
If you paint me a colour
Paint me blue!
By Abdulahi Osman
If you paint me a colour
Paint me red
As red as a rose
Because I am beautiful
As red as a fire engine
Because I am noisy
As red as a strawberry
Because I am sweet
As red as a toy car
Because I am fast
If you paint me a colour
Paint me red!!!
By Iqra
If you paint me a colour
Paint me red
As red as a sky
Because I am nice
As nice as a tune
Because I am gleaming
As gleaming as a sun
Because I am shiny
As shiny as a star
Because I am surprising
If you paint me a colour
Paint me red
By Magan
I told you I told you
If you climbed a wall
I told you I told you
You would fall off the wall
By Hasan
Hey you know yeah I’m too big to ride on my ice skating
Hey you know yeah I’m too big to jump on my bed
Hey you know yeah I’m too big too fat to sit on the chair
By Hanan
My mum won’t let me to ride a scooter
My mum won’t let me to play my toys
My mum won’t let me to buy a ice-cream
My dad won’t let me to go to swimming
My dad won’t let me to get my bike
My mum let me go to shop
My dad let me to ride my scooter
By Hanan
You know yeah I’m too big to sit on my mum’s lap
You know yeah I’m too big to wear my sister’s jeans
You know yeah I’m too big to jump on my bed
You know yeah I’m too big to suck my dummies
You know yeah I’m too big to crawl on the floor
By Hibaaq
You know what I’m too big to sleep with my mum.
You know what I’m too big to bite my nails.
You know what I’m too big to suck my thumb.
You know what I’m too big to take my duck to bath.
You know what I’m too big to sleep with my teddy bear.
You know what I’m too big to kidnap children.
You know what I’m too big to watch teletubbies.
You know what I’m too big to play with my toys.
You know what I’m too big to moan.
By Moheeb Rahman
I am too big to play computer games
I also am too big for dummies
I am too big for my cartoons
By Asad?
Hey you over there I’m too big to play with my hair.
Hey you over there is it nice to go to the fair?
Hey you over there I’m too big to play with my bear.
Hey you over there I’m too big to sell my hair.
Hey you over there I’m too big to suck my bear.
Hey you over there I’m too big to punch my bear.
By Mehdi
I’m too big for jumping on my bed.
I’m too big for hitting my brother.
I’m too big for breaking my table.
I’m too big for hitting my father.
By Osman Ali
I’m too big for playing around
I’m too big for Power Rangers
I’m too big for sticking my bum
I’m too big for riding my bike
By Salmaan
I don’t suck my thumb
I don’t pee my pants
I don’t play baby games
I don’t moan
By Hasan
I am too little to wear big shoes
I am too big to cry
I am too big for climbing out the window
I am too little to climb up the roof
By Umama
You know yeah I’m too big to hit my sister
I’m too big for my baby jeans
I’m too big for sucking my thumb
You know I’m too big for my bear
By Ameena Mohamed
I’m too big for sucking my thumb.
I’m too big to wee on my bed.
Did you know I’m too pretty to wear my Khan’s little shoes
I’m too little to get married.
I’m too big to listen to a rude teacher.
By Soukaina
My mum says to me I can’t go out to play.
The answer comes again and again it is NO!
How about you?
Tell me something that your mum said no to you.
By Soukaina
Hey you over there I am too big to eat six chocolates.
Hey you over there I am too big to roll in the mud.
Hey you over there I am too big to watch cartoons.
By Unknown
I’m too big to moan.
I’m too big to wee on my bed.
I’m too big to listen to stupid adults.
I’m too big to suck my thumb.
I’m too big to shout at my mum and dad.
I’m too big to jump down the window.
By Iqra
I’m too old to wet my bed.
This is what my mama said.
I’m too old to wear a bib.
I’m too old to sleep in my crib.
Oh and I’m too old to wear nappies.
Yeah!
By Abubakar
You know what I am too old for sucking my thumb.
You know what I am too old for wetting my bed.
I am too old to scribble.
By Lidia
I’m too big for jumping
I’m too big for going on the swing
I’m too big for kicking
I’m too big for jumping on my bed
I’m too big for working
I’m too big for sitting on a baby chair
I’m too big for a baby car
By Unknown
I’m too big to cry,
Hey you!
I’m too big to drink milk from a bottle,
Hey guy!
I’m too big to suck a dummy,
Hey excuse me!
I’m too big to sit on a little chair,
Hey Mr!
I’m too big to mess around,
Hey you!
I’m too big to play in the mud!
By Abdulahi
Can I tell you something I am too young to kiss a girl
I am too big to hurt someone
I am too big to jump down the window
I am too big to lick the mirror and lick the metal
I am too big to go in the tiny swimming pool
I am too big to sleep at half past six
I am too big to break everything
I am too big to kiss the window
I am too big to throw my toys
By Magan
I’m too big for my buggy yeah
But my mum won’t let me kiss a bear
My mum said no she won’t let me be in the row.
You know yeah… I’m too big to eat goo
You know yeah… I’m too big to play with trolls
By Ali