Poems from ThisIsMyLifeSoLetMeLiveIt
I am not from
"the hood",
"the hicktown",
nor
the city.
I am not
Hispanic,
African,
European.
I am not
a star athlete,
a top student
of my...
How in the world
will I ever become something,
someone,
anyone,
anything?
These steps I take,
they are not mine.
As if I were a child
still...
What is it
about life
that makes life
such a challenge?
Is it the uphill battles
with the rocks
crumbling underneath
your feet,
sending you...