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Gaithersburg
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May 16, 2026

10am – 6pm

Bohrer Park


Through the Street

By: Aiden Shokek-Kaplan

Oakton High School

Grade: 10

Fairfax County, VA

A woman saw a businessman strutting through the street
A man saw a teacher trudging through the street
A child saw an artist strolling through the street
But all a man was doing was walking through the street

An ant saw a giant stomping through the street
A bird saw a dot shifting through the street
A camera saw a creature moving through the street
But all a man was doing was walking through the street

A store owner saw a client browning through the street
A cop saw a criminal fleeing through the street
A scout saw a model striding through the street
But all the man was doing was walking through the street

A nerd saw a recruiter looking through the street
A jock saw a sports agent watching through the street
But all the man was doing was walking down the street
All the man saw was himself walking down the street