My teacher said,



Write a one page poem



About yourself,



Let it be free



Let it be true.
This certainly wasn't simple.
Words to find, good ones
Words long and meaningful like
Wish to desire, like to adore.
Fifteen years although my face doesn't show it
Many don't believe it
Hair cut short and can't resist plaid
Some might say I'm weird.
I shun makeup and dresses
I adore anime and graphic novels
Reading, writing, drawing
I'm amazed of what comes from my hands.
I'm vintage to the core
Not a day goes by that my brain doesn't
Make the scene before me '50's.
A skater girl, I do it all, many scars come from this though.

Singing keeps me going.

Close my eyes?
I see nothing
A black void
A colorless drape.
But my other senses are heightened, I hear voices
Color? Religion? I haven't a clue.
My only thoughts is that they are a person,
A person worth getting to know, building up, not tearing down.
I hope, no I wish, I dream
That someday
People can see others through closed eyes
And open ears.
You're a girl? I love your smile.
You're a boy? I love your laugh.
Your black? Who cares. Your white? I can't tell.
We are Americans.

It's 'bout time we act like it.

This is my poem for English 110b.