I Am
Bullied
When I get bullied I just
begin to burst into tears.
Because it hurts and plus they
don’t even really care.
But when they ask for my help
I’m always there but now I’m not
and I
don’t care.
They judge the unfamiliar in a glance.
Like a dog with only one eye
they don’t see the fun, goofy
personality inside.
They do it to make themselves look
cool but at the end they’re just the fool.
Cierra L.
Daddy's Little Girl
"It’s me daddy your little girl, your angel
and your whole wide world."
As we sit there we go through the
memories of my life.
You tell me stories of how I was so
small you had to hold me in your palm.
Through all the complications that came our
way we seemed to overcome them.
Even though I don't want to admit it, but I
see why you’re always on my back.
When you shelter me from the world I think
your being stubborn
but really you do that cause
I am your only girl.
Even at times when you say I'm disrespecting you,
I feel this horrible guilt inside.
Daddy what I am trying to say is I love you and I
will regret the day that you are forced to leave me
but until then I am going to hug you so tight as I kiss
your cheek never wanting to let you go.
I Am
Why
Why must it come to this?
You said it was me but really
it was you.
It's not my fault I had to slice
you up and
throw you in the bag.
You should’ve never cheated on me
in the first place.
You know I am the jealous type so
why would you do
that in the first place?
It's alright because when I found the
earring I had my plan ready.
Hearing you scream and plead for your
life just gives me satisfaction inside.
Showing no type of remorse the job is finished.
As I dump your body in the backyard I just
think of all the others.
I pray you have learned your lesson as you lay
there never to wake up again.
Cierra L.
The Dream
I had the dream again
When you and I are
sitting, chilling in class.
While we're laughing watching
everyone act up suddenly out of the
blue you lean over and ask me something
I can’t hear I tell you to speak louder.
You tell me softly do you think Sam
likes me.
I’m sitting there looking dumb and confused
well at least my dream didn’t come true.
I Am
The Rising Sun
This is the time to
show that you are the rising
sun and you can rise above.
Determination, power, intelligence
Comes to mind when I think of you.
I just want you to know you aren’t
alone because the U.S has your back.
You are like yang and we are like yin
because without you weren’t complete.
I’m sorry for your tragedy, loss but I
have faith that you guys will overcome.
Cierra L.
I hate my gym teacher
I hate my gym teacher she makes me climb
the wall and tells me I better not fall.
One day I asked can I go pee and she said why are
you telling me I got mad so I counted to three.
The next day my report card came I always
got D’s but this time she gave me a B so maybe I
don’t hate my gym teacher after all.
I Am
I am Poem
I am part of a family that argues and disagrees.
I am from a family that makes up with kisses and hugs.
I am from a family were no one is scared to eat.
I am sad to say especially when it comes to meat.
I am from hidden lies and no room for forgiveness.
I am scared that my past will come back to haunt me.
I am that bubbly, loud girl next door.
I am from that ghetto middle school that you never heard about before.
I am now one of the ones who came out on top.
I am portrayed as a rock still and hard.
I am really a teddy bear soft and cuddly ready to give you a shoulder to cry on.
I am from we're dressing boyish is all I knew.
I am now from where showing off some skin isn’t bad at all.
I am from where race is multicultural but only when not dating.
I am confused and tired of fighting with the inner me.
I am just saying I’m at the point where I am done.
Cierra L.
The Boy
The boy for me has to
Be taller than 5’3.
I don’t care if he’s one year younger or
older as long as he’s true.
He has to be smart but also sweet like
ice tea.
He also has to respect me in every way
possible.
You got to have fun and not be so dull.
He has to put up with me even if I’m
a pain.
The boy for me is probably in my dreams.
I Am
Different
You and I are different
in so many ways.
You’re a control freak and I’m
a slob.
You are in your 30’s and have gone through
the fun things in life.
I’m in my 20’s still trying to get the hang of things.
You’re so serious, never wanting to let loose
I am the goofy, crazy party girl.
While you’re thinking about tomorrow
I’m living life to the fullest now although
we are different in many ways it is the differences
that makes our wacky friendship stronger
Cierra L.
I Like You
Roses are red they look pretty
when they bloom and you know
I’m telling the truth.
The sky and violets will always be
some kind of blue and what that says is true
and what it also says is i want
no one else but you.
From all this I’m just trying to
say that I like you.
I Am
Trapped
Trapped in a place where I don’t belong.
Always the eyeball at my family gatherings
“you’re too white for our black family” they say.
Constantly fighting with myself since I’m trying not
to be the person they expect of me.
But is me trying to please them destroying me entirely.
Looking in the mirror to see that the
person looking at me Isn’t me bout truly a cover-up.
I’m trapped in this body and don’t
have the courage to accept.
Cierra L.
Deep
I just want to show gratitude for those colored people who paved the way for me.
You thought taking our education and beating us would bring us down.
While you guys doing it to us were wrong.
Even though we made mostly everything in the world or helped, they never give us
Credit by saying the black guy was the first to make it or discover it.
Like Dorothy Dandridge, Madam Cj Walker, Josephine Baker.
I want to learn about these people in my history book at school.
Because they don’t want to give credit where credit is due.
They try to make it like the food chain where the white
people are the producers and the black people are the nasty bacteria.
This is all I’m saying is you guys need to stop cheating us
out of our month and telling us lies.
Because if it was some other races month we would be doing something
that week but now that it’s us we are forced to wait until March.
I Am
Ying & Yang
You are my yang to my yin
When I’m down you help me up.
But it’s difficult to be cool when
We live in two different worlds.
You’re a wealthy white guy from the other
side of town.
And I’m just a black girl trying to survive in the
ghetto.
When I see your face I know that my day is going to
Be okay.
I know when your around I can make it through anything.
Impressum
Texte: Cierra L.
Tag der Veröffentlichung: 04.07.2012
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To: My Family and Friends
Laura Lozada and
Johnpallister
you guys did alot for this book and I want you to know that