The Poetry Stash: 14Feb2024

The Reason I Like Chocolate by Nikki Giovanni

Today’s poem is “The Reason I Like Chocolate” by Nikki Giovanni. You can listen to Nikki Giovanni read the poem here.

The Reason I Like Chocolate by Nikki Giovanni

The reason I like chocolate
is I can lick my fingers
and nobody tells me I’m not polite

I especially like scary movies
‘cause I can snuggle with Mommy
or my big sister and they don’t laugh

I like to cry sometimes ‘cause
everybody says “what’s the matter
don’t cry”

and I like books
for all those reasons
but mostly ‘cause they just make me
happy

and I really like
to be happy

Prompts:

1.	Begin with “The reason I like…”
2.	Begin with “nobody tells me…”
3.	Write a draft from the first person point-of-view (I or We).
4.	Describe what makes you happy.
5.	Explore the voices of speakers that are not your age. For example, write a draft using a child's tone, an adolescent’s voice, an elder’s voice or the voice of someone who has died.

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