Mankind

A
Beginning
Creation
Dominating
Everything except
For
God

*Written in approximately 1982, we were given a poetry assignment by my 5th grade teacher, Ms. McKinney (I remember she had what appeared to even an 11-year old as an unhealthy crush on Magnum P.I.), and this is what I wrote. I can't remember if it was actually the FIRST thing I ever wrote, but it was certainly the first that garnered any sort of recognition.