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English 10
By
Karla Rodriguez
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Table of contents:
1) Cover page
2) Table of contents
4) My Identity
8) 50 Line Poem:Growth
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31) The key
36) I am quiet
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My Identity
have been going to Realm since the sixth grade. I am 14 years old and my birthday is November
2, 2001. I was born in Nogales in Sonora, Mexico. For as long as I can remember I have always
One of the biggest single stories about me is that I am not Mexican, because I am not tan
and I dont speak a lot of Spanish around people. What can be done to disrupt that single story is
to actually get to know me by just having a honest conversation with me. Also, people should not
just make assumptions about other people's identities because that is where most single stories
begin.
The most obvious part about my identity is that I am female. I am not really sure how
anyone can misinterpret that about me. The message I want to send to others is that yes, Im
female and sometimes I might do girly things, but it is not because I have to, it is because I
want to. I may not always feel like doing things girls are supposed to do and that is perfectly
fine because those are just stereotypes and I do not need or have to do anything to fit into them.
The most hidden parts about my identity is that I am Catholic and that I was born in
Mexico. Some people assume I am Christian, because the people assuming I am Christian are
Christian and because some of my family is Christian. They assume I was born in California
because I have lived here and because my skin tone is pale in comparison to many other
Mexicans. I can only disrupt these single stories by just saying the truth about myself.
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Chimamanda Adichie is a Nigerian author/writer whose speech The danger of a single
story affected my perspective on others by making me realize that stereotypes dont have to be
untrue, but they are incomplete assumptions. When I heard Adichies We Should All be
Feminist speech it taught me that a person can be a feminist without even knowing. All you
have to want or believe in is that both men and women should be treated as equals. It made me
realize that society is so obsessed with gender roles and labels that many people dont like it
when someone does not fit into the labels or expectations that are made for their identity.
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The lessons I learned from things fall apart
Have you ever read a book that made you realize how good you have it? The novel
Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe is about the main character Okonkwo. Okonkwo had it all
at the beginning of the novel, he had his home and family in Umuofia, he was very well know in
Umuofia and in other 9 villages. Until one day he accidentally killed a 16 year old boy from his
clan. It did not matter that it was an accident, it was still against their customs so they kicked
Okonkwo out from Umuofia for 7 years and burned down his home and property. The most
One of the very first lessons I learned from the book is that you need to experience
mistakes to learn from them. Aukekes mother says Every day I tell you that jigida and fire are
not friends. But you will never hear. You grew your ears for decoration,not for hearing. One of
these days your jigida will catch fire on your waist, and then you will know. (71)The quote is
saying that you won't know about something until you experience it because that is how we
learn.
The second lesson I learned from Things Fall Apart is to not take advantage when you
have something good happening to you. Ekwefi tells a story about a tortoise and how he hadn't
eaten in awhile so he asks some birds if they can fly him to where the birds are getting their food.
At first the birds disagreed because they knew the tortoise was only up to no good but the
tortoise convinced the birds that he has changed. So the birds take the tortoise and when they
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arrived the tortoise decided to be really greedy and eat as much food as he wanted to without
thinking about the other birds. The birds got really mad and decided not to fly the tortoise home
but they each gave the tortoise one feather so he can fly himself home. The most angry bird
decided to do the tortoise another favor.The tortoise wanted him to send a message to his wife,
telling her to take everything soft outside of his house so he can have a safe landing but instead
the bird told the wife to take everything hard out and so when the tortoise landed he broke his
shell. In the story, the tortoise took advantage of the birds but one of the birds got revenge on
The last lesson I learned from the novel is to look at what's good in your life instead of
the bad. Ochendu tells Okonkwo that he does not have the worst situation because there is others
that suffer more. Ochendu states You think you are the greatest sufferer in the world? Do you
know that men are sometimes banished for life? Do you know that men sometimes lose all their
yams and even other children? (135). Ochendu gives examples of worse case scenarios in order
for Okonkwo to see the good in his situation. You should be grateful because there is always
There are many lessons you can take away from this novel. I talked about the most
memorable lessons I personally took away from the book. I learned to be grateful because there
are others who wish to be in your place. Also to not take advantage when something good
happens to you by being greedy. And that we learn from experience. One should appreciate what
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Growth
Let's go back in time
I'm 7 or 8 years now
All I do is play and run around
Capturing frogs and admiring flowers
My friends and the park was a daily
Everyone got along
I didn't have in mind what others will say
Didn't have in mind what others will say
Assured of myself
Confirmed feelings
Knew how I felt like I know the back of my hand
Friends
Back then it was just about getting along
Adventures and standing up for each other
But now it has to be way more than that
Trust,Support,Protection,Comfort
Finding a true friends is like finding a pin in a haystack
But everything changes
Kids grow up
Society has standards for you
And your own mind starts maturing
Realization occurs
Now I'm 10 or 11
Fitting in is all I think about
What will they say?What will they think?
I have to dress I'm older and act like I know what I'm doing
I lost sense of myself
I was lost
Until I was 13 I had found myself
As so I think?
I was confused but I was there
Maybe I was never really lost in the first place
Maybe I was just wondering
Yeah I'll go with that because they were just phases
I imagine life like trying on outfits
You have to keep changing
Until you find the outfit that's most comfortable for you
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And what makes you feel happy
Every time I look in the mirror I see the phase I'm currently in
I like to observe
Do the right thing
Get good grades
Make people I care about glad they know me
But I also get an attitude a lot
Mess up,Dissapoint myself
Stress over little things and overthink anything
I know I'll change
I hope I become a better person
Hope that I won't worsen
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How Traumatic Childhood Experiences Can Affect Adults
The novel God Help the Child by Toni Morrison is about a woman named Bride who had
a rough childhood because her mother raised her harshly because her daughter was born with a
very dark skin tone. The story is centered around Brides relationships with other characters in
the novel who also have traumatic childhood experiences that affected how they reacted to
situations that reminded them of past t experiences. Along Brides journey she meets Rain who
is a little girl who was kicked out of her house by her own mother who used her as a sex object.
This novel shows the ways in which traumatic childhood experiences lead to long-lasting
complications in adulthood.
The way parents raise their children comes from the way the were raised themselves.
Sweetness decided to raise Bride very harshly because of Brides dark complexion. Sweetness
grew up thinking that the lighter your skin tone was the better you were. She was raised with a
mindset that made her think negatively of people with darker skin. Sweetness states, You
shouldve seen my grandmother; she passed for white and never said another word to anyone of
her children.--some people you probably think its a bad thing to group ourselves according to
skin color----the lighter, the better-- (pg 3-4). Sweetness was accustomed to thinking that the
lighter your skin was, the better so when she gave birth to Bride and saw that she was dark she
was not happy. Bride had a traumatic childhood because she felt unloved by her own mother
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Going through a family members death can affect a person by making them depressed.
Ever since Bookers brother died as a child he has not learned to let it go. Well what? You lash
Adam to your shoulders so he can work day and night to fill your brain. Dont you think hes
tired? He must be worn out having to die and get no rest because he has to run somebodys elses
life (pg 156). Booker never stopped thinking about Adams death, he let it keep effecting him
to his adult life. Bookers auntie Queen is telling Booker that he is not letting Adam rest in peace
since he lets his death get in the way of his relationship with Bride. The fact that Booker was
still dealing with Adams death made him unable to communicate with Bride which caused
relationship problems.
It is a natural thing for children to want to feel affection from their own parents. As a
child Bride felt the need to do certain things even if they werent good to get some affection from
her mother. Sweetness, Brides mother never showed love towards Bride because she was
ashamed of her skin tone. A quote from the novel that proves this is, Whatd she lie for? To
get some love---from her mama (pg 156). Bride having to lie at the court when she was a little
girl impacted her adult life because it made her feel guilty. When she went to see Sofia on her
release day to offer her money for lying and putting her in prison for fiftteen years, Sofia was
furious and beat Bride up. Bride was still stuck in the past so she still felt the remorse of lying
Traumatic childhood experiences influence the decisions someone will make as an adult.
As a child, Sweetness grew up with the mindset that light skin was good because of the example
her family was giving her. When Sweetness gave birth to Bride and saw her skin complexion
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was not light she decided to raise her very harshly and not show her affection. Booker let his
brother Adam death affect his adult life because he did not learn to let it go. Bride being raised
harshly by her mother made her feel like she had to do things to get affection from her. Bride let
that affect her adult life because she went to see Sofia when she got released from prison for
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Whos at fault
Have you ever felt like the only way to not be pushed around is by becoming the person
that pushes others around? That is the situation in Luis J. Rodriguez autobiography Always
Running . Luis talks about how he got involved with the gang life which includes drug addiction,
loss of friends, going in and out of jail and more. Throughout the story he explains how he got
out of that life, and what saved him. Like many others think there is no way out of a gang
involved life but the importance of this novel is to prove that there is a way out. Many factors
contribute to Luis decisions, most notably his family, his society and himself.
Luis wanted a end to Rano treating him horribly. Luis began to be treated awfully at a
really young age at his own home, his older brother would always physically hurt him. Luis
states In fact, I remember my brother as the most dangerous person alive. He seemed to be
wracked with a scream which never let out. His face was dark with meanness, what my mother
called maldad.he also took delight in seeing me writhe in pain, cry or cower, vulnerable to his
own inflated sense of power. (20). Even before Luis got pushed around outside of home he was
treated poorly in his own family. Luis being treated this way caused him an urge to look for a
way to stop it. It has made him want to treat people the way he was treated so he would not feel
pain anymore. Rano being a bad example of an older sibling really has affected Luis because it
Luis felt like he had to join a gang because it was either be the victim or be the bully, he
grew up in East L.A, a very gang affiliated neighborhood . In chapter two of the novel a gang
called Thee Mystics attacked Luis school. Luis states I froze as the head-stomping came
dangerously my way. But I was also intrigued. I wanted this power. I wanted to be able to bring a
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whole school to its knees and even make the teachers squirm. All my school life until then had
been poised against me: telling me what to be, what to say, how to say it.(42). Luis saw that
There Mystics had control and were not pushed around, making him want that power as well
because it was better to be feared than to be the one living in fear. The society Luis grew up in
influenced him to want to do bad because it was so common. Luis preferred to be the oppressor
Luis had always had the choice to avoid trouble and the gang life, if he really did not
want anything to do with it. In page 45 he talks about how his past girlfriend talked to him about
avoiding the gang life. Theyre trash, Socorro would often say in Spanish about the cholillos.
If you keep hanging out with them, you can say goodby to me forever. I liked her, but we
didnt last too long as a couple. I didnt want to be straight and proper(45). Luis made his own
choice to not be straight and proper. Nobody forced him to go into the gang life, he did it at
his own will. This means he could have done the right thing by just staying in school and keep
working hard but he did not want to because the gang life seemed easier. It has always been
Luis own choice to go in whichever path he chose to go, he knew what was right from wrong
The people who surrounded Luis really influenced him to lead himself into the troubled
life he chose to be a part of. Rano being a bully towards Luis really began Luis journey of being
pushed around. Thee Mystics made Luis wish he had the type of power where people would fear
him so he could be the one in control. Luis could have decided to stay away from a gang
involved life but he willingly chose to be part of it. Your society can really influence you but it is
always your choice to let yourself be influenced but it is always your own choice to let yourself
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be influenced. You can always choose what to do because you can tell what is right from wrong,
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How Juliet Found Herself
Have you ever felt so different from everyone that you thought you would never fit in
anywhere ? In the book Juliet Takes a Breath by Gabby Rivera, Juliet feels like she can not fit in
the Bronx because of her sexuality. She is a lesbian Puerto Rican girl from New York who just
got offered an internship in Portland by her favorite author who wrote her favorite book Raging
Flower. During Juliets time in Portland she felt very lonely and discriminated against by
Harlowe so she decides to go visit her cousin in Miami for three days. After she took that break
and really finds herself she goes back to Portland and finishes the internship. This particular
summer Juliet had to go through many things to help her realize who she really was.
Juliet confessed that she is lesbian and is in relationship with Lainie at the dinner table
the night she left to Portland and that was a painful experience for her. Juliets mother was not
happy about it and was not accepting. On page 26 Juliets mother states Youve never had a
boyfriend, so how would you know? All you know are these neighborhood boys. You havent
given any of the boys at your college a chance. You might like Lainie, but its not the same
thing. I promise you that. Love, i love her. You dont know anything about my feelings. I
know you better than you think I do and this isnt you, Juliet. Juliets mom really does not want
The next hurtful experience for Juliet was when her very adored and loving author acted
out towards her. During Juliet's internship she attended one of Harlowes reading where there
was a huge audience, when someone asked Harlowe if people who are non-white can connect to
the book she used Juliet as proof and called her out which made Juliet feel very embarrassed and
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discriminated against. Harlowe says, Do I Think that queer and trans women of color will read
my work and feel like they see themselves in my words? Not necessarily, but some will and do. I
mean i know someone right sitting in this room who is a testament to this, someone who isnt
white. Who grew up in the ghetto, dodging bullets and crackheads, someone who is lesbian and
Latina and fought her whole life to make it out of the Bronx alive and to get and education. She
grew up in poverty and without any privilege. No support from her family, especially after
coming out, and that person is here today. That person is Juliet Milagros Palante, my assistant
and friend who came all the way from the Bronx To be here with me and to learn how to be a
better feminist and all of that is because of Raging Flower because anyone can see themselves in
that work. Juliet is the proof. Juliet can you stand up for everyone please? pg.178. Harlowe
really stereotyped her in front of many people which really hurt Juliet because she thought
Harlowe knew her but it turns out she only knows herself.
Juliet has always known who she was but has been afraid to be judged for how she will
look like. On chapter 21.Undercuts and Transformations, Juliet is in Miami with her cousin Ava,
they went out to a LGBT party where you can really be your true self without being judged for it.
Juliet feels inspired, happy ,and a little daring this night so she goes to the person that is cutting
people's hair, You gonna get a cut? Blue Lips asked. I'm afraid of looking like a dyke, I
said. Are you a dyke? I think so. Then no matter what you do with your hair, you're gonna
look like a dyke, Blue Lips said. Pg.211. Juliet took a risk in finally appearing like who she
During Juliet's summer she had to go through certain experiences to make her a stronger
person. She really found herself and understands who she is way better than before she left to
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Portland. I feel like this novel is very empowering to the people that can relate to it and can make
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Reflection
Ive had improved immensely this year as a reader, thinker, and writer. Ive had so much
practice using critical thinking to push my limits of writing. I feel like I have learned to be
quicker, I now take less time to write essays and to finish reading books. At the beginning of the
school year I was good at reading and writing but now I am great at it, I feel more confident and
comfortable with myself. I definitely feel like thinking, writing, and reading are all tied up to
Throughout the entire school year, looking back I remember most of it. I can recall the
very first lessons about single stories. Then we transitioned to reading Things Fall Apart and
discussing the single stories from that novel. Within that Unit we also covered Colonization of
Africa and did a Research Project on it. After that I remember very well the books we read which
were Always Running and God Help the Child. When we were done with those books we went
into the last unit which was the LGBT History unit. From looking back I can clearly tell that all
these books have very valuable lessons that come out after 1. You read the book carefully and 2.
Analyze and Discuss the book. My favorite topic was the Chicano Movement unit because I can
relate to it, it was nice to learn about people in the past that impacted your life today. My least
favorite unit was the God Help the Child because it was not memorable for me and I did not take
All the work in my portfolio is basically all the writing assignments I put the most work
into. Also they were the biggest projects for this class, the conclusions for the units. I notice that
all that work would not be have been done without the prep for it, like the movies/documentaries
we watched and books we read, worksheets and class discussions were very big help to
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understand the topics thoroughly. I wrote about what I personally took away from the book and
what I saw as the main ideas. I did that because it would make sense to write about what I
My work shows that I am the type of reader, writer, and thinker that will write about what
I know and influenced me to. I am mostly of my essays especially the Always Running essay
because it was a bit of a challenge. I am least proud of my autobiography because it could have
been so much better. I would have added more detail and be more deep about my life.
If I could go back and change anything it would be the socratic seminars because I
always did terrible on those. I should have spoken my mind regarding of peoples commentary.
My advice for incoming tenth graders would be keep up with work and do not slack off ever.
Never procrastinate and just read the books, trust me it would just make your life easier.
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Freedom Through Books
Imagine what a child is escaping from if they are always reading to break free from their
reality. This is what happens in the book I know Why the Caged Bird Sings written by Maya
Angelou. In the book Maya is left with her brother to live with their grandmother and uncle in
Arkansas where they face racism frequently because of segregation. Along with that Maya
experiences a great deal of fear, shame and confusion when she is sexually assaulted by her
mothers boyfriend at a very young age. It took her many years, growth and reading to move on
from that traumatizing event. Maya Angelou is caged by sexual assault and is able to find the
As a child Maya is taken advantage of by Mr. Freeman and it is very traumatizing and
confusing for her. Vivian, Mayas mother, is a very independent woman who rarely has time for
her boyfriend Mr. Freeman. Mr. Freeman molests Maya before he rapes her but Maya does not
know exactly what has happened. In the book Maya describes how Mr. Freeman sexually
assaults her saying, He released me enough to snatch down my bloomers, and then he dragged
me closer to him. Turning the radio loud, to loud, he said, If you scream, Im gonna kill you.
And if you tell, Im gonna kill Bailey (78). The evidence demonstrates how Mr. Freeman
knows exactly that he is taking advantage of Maya and how he also threatens Maya. A moment
like that is very traumatizing for anyone. Maya has to move on even though she does not know
why she is threatened or touched, because of how young she is. Being sexually assaulted by her
mothers boyfriend at a young age is very hard for Maya to move on from because she feels
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ashamed and guilty so she is silent for 5 years.She becomes very unsocial and isolated because
Reading books is Mayas escape from reality. When Maya goes to St. Luis she does not
feel like she fits in, she does not feel at home. Maya states, As quickly as I understand that I had
not reached my home, I sneaked away to Robin Hoods forest and the caves of Alley Oop where
all reality was unreal and even that changed everyday (70). This example demonstrates how the
fantasy of her books seem better than her reality. Maya talks about how books are like a
distraction because they help her escape her reality and she joins the fantasy world of fairy tales.
This reveals that Maya obviously does not like her life at the moment so she escapes reality by
reading books. The fantasies in Mayas books seem more preferable than her life so she reads
frequently to hide from her pain that is currently happening to her life.
Reading books is Mayas way to be liberated from her sexual assault. As a child Maya is
sexually assaulted and it really affected her because she felt ashamed and confused. It takes her
many years to move on from that trauma. Maya loves books and she loved to read as a
distraction. She escaped her reality and joined the fairy tales, and that seems more preferable to
her. Many people are sexually assaulted, one in five women will be sexually assaulted in her
lifetime. When they are sexually assaulted a common reaction is to shut down/self blame
themselves or be victim blamed by others. It is very difficult to move on from a trauma like that,
it can be different for different people. Mayas was of moving on was through books.
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Poem from Lab:
My history:
Hey grandpa I've never met you but I've heard things about you
Stories,from my mom
Rumors from my family members
I would have loved to meet you
But unfortunately you're gone now
You died in such a terrible way
I'm sorry
I want you to know that you have been missed
And still are
Especially by my mom
I'm doing well along with my younger brother
I want you to know that my mom is the strongest person I know and I think it's because of you
My mom is the most hard working
She needed you,she left way too early and she loved you
I feel like it's going to work out because I'm doing just fine and I'm in no need of anything
I'm blessed
And I hope youre proud of us I know you weren't the best person and that's ok
But everyone still loves you and misses you
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Halloween poems:
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Honoring the Past:
Dear grandfather:
Florencio Trejo I carry on your name
As a symbolization that your blood runs within my veins
Like you, my mother is my world
You loved to be with her
Just how I get my smiles from her presence
Let me honest you by accepting the fact that you were. It always good
But no one is
But I still admire you and wish to have met you.
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Who I am?......Who am I not?:
I'm not a boy but I am a girl
I'm not bad but I'm nice to those who deserve it
I'm not perfect but I am learning
I'm not rebellious I am calm
I'm not an adult or a child but I'm stuck in between
I'm not good at sports but I still play for fun
I'm not the smartest but I'm hard working
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A lil about Naz
I'm a YouTuber
Don't have regrets
I wouldn't change anything about myself
Self love is important
I hate that I was fooled once
I'm was born in Romania
I grew up with my family
I'm the boss,I'm confident,goofy,loyal and a perfectionist
My inspiration is my parents and this make-up goddess
I take risks every day
I made a YouTube channel
I have too many embarrassing moments
19 and pink
Going on a trip with my friends
I don't consider myself famous
Doing my make up
My fam
Steak and coke
I can't think of any at the moment
Amazing so fun
Yes very
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Silly Election Poem:
I vote for in and out
I would elect the #2 with no onion
Try to be risky by debating on
If I should eat a yellow pepper
Crunch,I choose to eat it
A picture for social media
A memory as well
Is like advertising this place for free
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Maya Angelou still I rise recreation:
Write me down
with your lies in the dirt
but I'll rise
upset, you? Why?
Because I've got moons and Suns
the certainty of hope springing high
still I'll rise
see me, broken? And lowered eyes?
Falling down
weekend, soulful cries.
Offend,you?
I rise
don't you take it hard
because I laugh like I've got gold
you may shoot me cut me, kill me with your hatefulness,
but still
does my sexiness come as a surprise
I've got diamonds at the huts of Shame
up from the past
leaping, Welling tide
leaving terror and fear
that's clear
gifts that I am the dream, the hope of the I rise
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The key:
I wish you look at my face
See what I'm thinking
I witness myself wanting to speak
For hours
But no words come out
My lips are sealed, I just nod
my mind overflows with thoughts
I witnessed my mood change
just like a light switch
flickering from idea to idea
finally I decide nothing is wrong
but you don't see the same
an argument irrupt
still no sentence can explain why I feel this way talking it through
is like navigating through a map
finding a new route
and eventually we do, together..
realize it's just a big misunderstanding
expression and communication is key
a smile is given as a sign of forgiveness
I witness understanding and happiness now
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Beautiful things poem
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KARLA RODRIGUEZ :
Kind to those who I love
Accomplishing my goals
Respect me
Loving soul
Ambitious minds
Reliable source
Ordinary girl
Delicate body
Risk Taker
Incredible memories
Getting better
Unlikely to he unloyal
Elegant when needed
Zigzagging through life
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God comes first:
God is there for me when no one else is
He listens,he cares
I pray to him every night
Ask him for forgiveness
And to thank him
Ask for strength to get through a tough time
For protection
Happiness
He brings me my blessings
The everyday things that bring me joy
I'm thankful for god
God is good all the time
All the time god is good
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Bets:
Forgiveness:
I bet you didn't know
I know how to forgive
I'll give you a second chance
Or a third or maybe a fourth
I'll hunk maybe you have changed
Maybe you learned
It won't happen again
I'll accept your apology
Won't forget though I see the benefit of the doubt
I know what it is like to ask for forgiveness
I know what it is like to not be forgiven
I wouldn't want anyone to feel that rejection
So that's why I forgive.
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I'm quiet:
I bet you didn't know I like to talk
I love talking with someone who listens
Someone who can hear my stupidness
Or my deep important thoughts
There's not a lot of people who can listen to me
I can talk for hours on the phone
Not notice time fly
I can talk in person
Face to face
And enjoy it
See it as a memory
Talking to express what I'm thinking,feeling
A joke,a memory,a feeling,a question
Anything
But it all starts with hey with a smile
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How it began:
Just a simple hey with a smile :)
I noticed you
You were crushing on me
Just as much as I was on you
Keeping our eye on each other
With no words,no communication
Just observation
I saw you waiting for me
Just to open doors so I won't have to
Saw you staring from the car
You arguing with the other boy
Who wanted me
But not as much as you did
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How I see you:
Look at him
He is so amazing
Maybe it's because
The way he worries about me
And how he keeps me safe
Maybe how he makes sure I'm happy
The only person who checks up on me
And the only one besides my mother
Who can read my face and see when I'm not ok
Because he loves me ,he cares for me
How do I know? He shows it and tells me
I can talk to him about anything
And he will listen
He might not be the best for others
But he is perfect, at least for me and
That's all that matters
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