I aM .....whO r jU

iim ma best fren ...im ma wurst enemy...iim ma biigest compiition.....iim the lov uf ma lyfe...iim ma hater...im my biigest fan....iim a gud persun im a bad persun.....iim noT perfect....iim clumsy.........IIM my tWiIn.....iim a human being...im marilyn nd who r ju

neva 2 late

ju taught me 2 luv ju ....but ju neva taught me 2 4-gett....ju mad me beleive ju...but iit makesz me wanna regret.....iim so0 dumb 2 thinkin ju were acualy tellin the truf.....ju make mi laugh iin a waii ju make mi think twice bout ju...cusz iitsz neva 2 late 2 earase a mistake

BOYSZ AINT WORTH IT

PaDeD bRaS bOoTy ShOrTsz...4 whO... guySZ
StupiD NinGAsz ThAt dUnt apprEiCiaTe Ju .
NiNgaSz tHaT onLiI wANt 2 slEEp wIt Ju AnD tHaTSz It.
StUPiD NiNGAsZ ThAt dUnT DEsErvE JU.
dUnT WAsTe juR TiiME tRyin 2 FiGuRe OUt y.lIvE JuR LiFe THe WaY JU WaNT 2 .DOnT let nOboDy LiV IIt 4 ju.gO hAnD ouT,LaugH 2 mUch.anD dUnT RegrEt.LIfE IISZ 2 shoRt 2 WURry bOuT StUPID NIkkASz nD tHe b.S. tHEi GaReNteE

wat am i sorry 4

sorry 4 being MEAN
srry 4 bein UGLII
srry 4 no bein DEAD alredi
srry 4 ma WAYSZ
srry 4 ma ATTITUDE
srry 4 the WAY I AM
srry GOD MADE ME
srry i CANT B PERFECT
srry i AM WHO I AM
srry 4 MA STUPIID LIFE

wut eva ju want

KILL ME....i dont care eny mor
hurt me......IVE ALREDIII BEEN THREW IIT
LOVE ME...dunt meen iima luv ju bak
hit me....BEST BELEIVE IIM HIIT JU BAKK
HATE ME.....i dunt giiv 2 sh*ts
iif ju dunt earn ma respect.HOW THE F**K IMMA GUNNA RESPECT JU?!?!?!

are u??

are u the person that was their 4 me wen i needed u

are u the person that treat me lik a human bein not lika peice of s***

are the person that left me wen i need u the most

are u the person that i trusted or the one that went tellin my bissness

are u the person that called me ur boo or the one that calls me a bum

are u that person that lied 2 me instead of tellin the truth

ARE U THE PERSON THAT I LOVE OR THE ONE THAT I HATE

SORRY!!!

SORRY FOR NOT BEIN THERE
IM SORRY 4 ALL DA THING THAT WERE BAD
IM SORRY FOR ALL THE MISTAKES I DID
IM SORRY THIS HAD TO HAPPEN
IM SORRY 4 NOT BEIN THEIR IN UR TIME OF NEED
AND I JUST WANNA SAY THANX 4 BEING THEIR FOR ME

7 QUETIONS(???)

IF I DIE ....WILL U CRY???

IF I GO AWAY....WILL U MISS ME???

IF I CRY ...WILL U CHEER ME UP???

IF I LAUGH...WILL U LAUGH WIT ME???

IF I RUNAWAY FROM HOME..WILL U LET ME STAY IN UR HOUSE???

IF I THROW MY SELF OF THE EMPIRE STATE... WILL U CATCH ME???

IF U AND ME HAD A FIIGHT UR LAST WORDS WHERE "I HATE U" THEN I DIE...WILL U FEEL GILTY???

why me??

WHY ME???

EVERYTIME SUMTHIN GUD HAPPENS I HAVE 2 LEAVE

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MY HAPPINESS AND PEACE WILL NEVER LAST

WHY ME??

NO ONE CARES FOR ME SO WHY SHOULD I BE HERE

NOW THAT IM LEAVIN THIS PERSON IS GONNA MISS ME

WHY CANT I JUST STAY AND BE HAPPY

you

YOU

Are you my friend?
Or are you a backstabbing bleep?
Are you funny?
Or a liar ?
Are you judge mentel?
Or a jugemental bleep ?
Are you talking about behind my back?
Are you my friend?
Who are you ?

regret,desire,and recall

IF THERES SUMTHIN 2 DESIRE

THERES SUMTHIN 2 REGRET

IF THERES SUMTHIN 2 REGRET

THERES SUMTHIN 2 RECALL

IF THERES SUMTHIN 2 RECALL

THERES MOTHIN 2 REGRET

IF THERES NOTHIN 2 REGRET

THERES NOTHIIN 2 DESIRE

Learning to Blog

Bake Sale

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Learning how to take pictures

Sharing Poems...

Sharing Poems
Falling Tears
Friends Comfort
A Memory in a photograph

How Do We Identify Ourselves?

Iam from by Dayday

I am from Puerto Rican party nights to spiky hair to shape-ups.
From boys to tight jeans and booty shorts in the summer
From two turtles dieing and six dogs ecspillaly Blackly R.I.P
I am from my people, Onelis, Sefra, Jessica, Helda
To Sunny my step-dad, and motorcycle rides on the back of his bike all over the Bronx.
I am from Mom saying, “KEEP TALKING BACK TO ME GIRL AND WACTH WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN!’
I am from Jordan’s to Nikes to Timberlands.
From my colors blue red and black.
I am from keeping my childhood memories in my grandmothers house in PR remembering the year I lived there with 16 pets.
I am from my food in PR, Arroz con gondules to my food in NY, spaghetti and meatballs.
THAT IS THE PLACE THT I AM FROM

we MeEt FirSt The fIrSt tImE

LETSZ EAT PLATANOSZ...OKAII
LETSZ HAV ICE CREAM...JU PAYIN
LAtsz GO 2 THE PARK..WUT EVA
STAY 4 DIINER...WUT WE HAVIN
LATSZ B BEST FRENSZ....no thanx we'er not THAT kewl...heehee

Me aN Ma giRLsZ

try nd BReak USz ...We'lL break Ju
MAKE uSz cry..We'lL maKE ju sObBer
MAKE usZ YEll wE'LL maKE jU wiSh JU NAVa Diid!!
MAKE usz Mad WE'LL kiik JUR ASH
yUp iM TalKiN BoUt....deizy,oNY,shishi,NAiNaI,GOLDITA,nd meny otha'sz

MISTAKES ONLY MAKE USZ STRONGER

im WritinG a but BaSed On lYfe nd I 4 goT 2 wRitE iN peNcIl Nd I WrOTe in peN nd Now I CaNt eaRase mY mIStakES.DARN!.Bu Im NoT mD CuSz jU May ThInK miStAkES mAkE lyFE hArDEr ,bUt reMeMbEr That ItSZ OnLi A miSTaKe at ThE MoMeNt.AnD mIStKES DuNT HurT USz tHEy ONli mAKe UsZ STrOngEr.

cliick jur healsz

TEEHEE....GOESZ OUT 4 EVERI 1

IF JU TALK BOUT ME
HERE'SZ SUM ADVISE
CLICK JUR HEAL'SZ 3 TIMES
ND WIsH JUR SELF A LYFE.
=)

I AM FROM THE DOMINICAN KITCHEN COOKING FLAN

TEARSZ UF BLOOD BLOOD LIKE TEARS

Photograph by Alaine Flores

TEARSZ UF BLOOD
BLOOD LIKE TEARSZ

Compared to yur tearsz is the blood
The blood isz compared 2 the rain nature gives us once in a while .
Leaves r compared 2 the snow that fallsz in the brick winter.
U feel itsz the only thing 2 do .
But isz it??
U feel the knife isz ur only tru fren.
It doesn’t tell yur secrets,it pleasures all ur desires. Your tru frend.
Your only light isz the shine frum the sharpness of the knife.
Your vains r poppin out nd luk really cool at the moment,
So0 u place the knife on them cusz u fur curiosity.
Don’t do it. Don’t do it.
R u sure this isz wut u wanna do??
With out thinking uf an answer,you do it.
All u hear is weePiing,sniifiinG nd regret
I c tearsz uf blood to the o-dee.
Tearsz uf sorrow.
Blood irrisistable.
Stop cryin stop cryin
Stop bleediin stop bleediin.

DAMN HOW DO U DO IT

U MAKE ME SMILE WEN IM SAD
U MAKE ME LAUGH WEN IM CRYIN
U MAKE ME HAPPY WEN IM ANGRY
U MAKE ME 4 GET BOUT ALL THE B.S. LYFE BRINGS
ABOUT THE DRAMA THAT CUMSZ WITH LYFE
DAMN HOW DO U DO IT??
Y DO I CARE ABOUT U SO MUCH??
I HATE THAT IF U CRY I CRY
THAT IF U LAUGH I LAUGH
THAT IF U DIE,I FEEL LIKE KILIING MY SELF
BUT I LOVE THAT I LOVE U=)

I LOVE U *SOMETIMES*

SOMETIMES I LOV U

SOMETIMES I DONT

SOMETIMES ITS HARD 2 UNDERSTAND U

BUT NEVA DO I HATE U

U MAKE ME CRY WEN WE ARGUE

U MAKE ME FEEL LIKE S**T WEN I DO SOMETHING WRONG

BUT I HAV 2 B STRONG ND ALWAYSZ REMEMBER HOW MUCH I LOVE U

MAY-B JUSZ MAY-B

MAY-B IIF I DIE I'LL B KNOWN AS SOMETHING! =(
MAY-B IF I CRY I'LL GET BUT 1 HUG =*(
MAY-B IF I DIE YOU'LL APRECIATE ME
MAY-B IF IM GONE YOU'LL MISS MI
MAY-B IF I DIE YOU'LL CRY 4 MI
MAY-B IF I VANISH YOU'LL PRAY 4 MI
MAY-B IF I'M DEAD YOU'LL RECONIZE MY WAYSZ
MAY-B IF I WUSZ NEVA BORN PPL WUD B HAPPIER
MAY-B IF I DIE I'LL GET 2 THE SKY AND MAYBE maybe HERE I OVE U ND C U CRY 4 MI AND ACUALY FEEL LIIKE U MEAN IIT ='(
MAY-B JUSZ MAY-B

invisible

INVISIBLE. ...
IF I DO DRUGZ WILL PPL LISTEN ...IF I WAS LESBAIN WILL MY MOM NOTICE .... DO PEOPLE CARE WEN DEY SEY DEY LOVE ME IF I DIE WILL DAT MAKE U KILL UR SELF .. IF I SCREAM AT THE TOP OF MA LUNGZ WILL U BOTHER TO TURN UR HEAD BACK ......ALL THESE QUESTIONZ RUNNIN THROUGH MA MIND BUT NOT A ANSA R THE THAT SAY DEY LOVE REALLI LOVE ME BUT Y DO THEY HURT ME SO .... WHY R THEY MAKIN ME SUFFER 4 DERE PROBLEMZ .... U KNOE I GOT PROBLEMS OF MA OWN I GOT LESBAIN MOTHERS ,GAY BROTHERS , HORNY SISTERS ,BACKSTABBIN FRIENDZ ,SMUTTIE COUSINZ ISNT DAT ENOUGH BUT WEN I SCREAM NO ONE CARES OR EVEN BOTHERS TO LOOK BAC ..... RITE ... I MIGHT AS WELL BE INVISIBLE .....

a thought

a thought
i hate that everything i do is wrong .......i hate that i got mad ppl who care but cant seem to see it ... i hate dat lyfe is iz alwayz full of wrongz but through it all i dont hate that i love you ......i thought by me turnin away will make you chase afta but you jus went the otha directoin ...... i thought u knew u knew me betta den dat .... i thought u loved me more than that .... i thought wen i fell u will be ther to pick me bac up ....
but i thought wrong .......

What am I by Ashley

What am i?
What am i?
a bird,a tree,a frog
a branch,a cat,a dog
what am i?
I feel alone
I feel invisible
Not the ghost way
I mean the symbolic way
When they know your there
But they don’t notice you
Horrible feeling and when
You want them to notice you
But you do something stupid
And you just want die
It feels horrible that’s when you wonder
What am i?

LOVE By Flakitta

Love
I don’t know what is
Its hard to understand
Its hard to know what it is
Love
Love is powerful
Love is great,it has great feeling
But when its over,your depressed
But when it past
Your still thinking about it
And when you cant stand it anymore
That’s it
You commit suicide
Your dead

WANNA DO THISZ 2 MI....FINE...GIV ME HELL

WANNA DO THIS 2 MI! GIV ME HELL
I C HIIM HITIIN U LIIKE IIF HE WUSZ BIG SHYT
BUT IT HURTSZ MI MOR THAN U.CONO!
IT HITSZ ME LIIKE A THOUSAND KNIVES
I CANT BELIEVE WUT IIM SEEIN B-4 MA EYESZ
U REALII WANT THISZ PIECE UF SHT IN OUT LIVESZ
I’D TRY 2 KILL HIM BUT I KNO THAT IN THE END I KNO ILL B THE 1 2 PAY
GOD DAMMIT!!! I NEED AN ANSWER!!
MAKE IT STOP!! MAKE IT STOP!!
STOP MY TEARSZ.MAKE ME STRONG!
MAKE HIM GO WHERE HE BELONG!!
HELL!!
ITSZ LIKE HELL WHERE IM AT
WAT DID I DO? WUT DID SHE DO??
ISZ IT WURTH MA TIME??
2 SHED MY TEARSZ 2 WASTE MA BREATH??
CURSES AND TEARSZ WONT STOP IT WIL IT
GESZ I GOTTA MAKE THE BEST UF HELL!!
GO AHED THEN!!GIV ME HELL!!

Life

Life by Djmaila
If I killed my self tomorrow and we had a fight will you cry or stay the same .
Will you remember me or forget that I ever existed ?
are you going to miss the way I say your on crack .
do you hate me just say it to my freakin face.
Have you ever said in your mind
I wish she was neaver here well you know what I don’t really care.
Do you think I don’t go home and and cry well I do .

SAII JU DUNT LUV MII!! bY mArILyN

SAII U DUNT LUB MI!!

DUNT LIE ND SAII JU LUB MII WUN JU DUNT
IT HURTSZ MI MOR 2 HEAR JU LUV MI knowiing JU DUNT
THOSE R 3 POWERFUL WURDSZ ND JU MAY THIINK JU DOIIN MII A FAVA BY SAYIN I LOV YOU,YEA IIGHT PLEESZZ UR JUSZ GUNNA HEAR A LOT UF Smack COME OUT MA MOUTH.
DUNT B BSCARED THIINKIIN I BETTA SAII I LOVE HA SO SHE WUNT GET MAD AT MII.
DON’T B SCARED 2 SAII I DON’T LUVE JU!!

Natalie's Poem

I am from
Yo me llamo Nathalie yo soy de la RepublicaDominicana
Yo soy de ponytails and loose brades I’m from dreams of
A desingners mind Iam reaggeton music with drop it like
Is hot yo soyde una familia grande with nieces and nephews
I am from tweety,goldita,and to my boo Hose also marleny,
Flakita,onelis,la menol,and jay Yo soy de la cocina de donpline
,platanos,aros con leche,and hamburger I’am from shorts above
the belly button shirts and mini skirts I am from the colors red,
black, blue and pink.
I am from the colors red, black, white, blue and pink.
I am from Kathy, mami, papi, bebe, papi, francia, Kelvin and Dorien
I’m from a neighborhood that likes me just how I am .
I am Natalie and that is who I will always be.

WHO AM I?? bY:MARILYN FRANCO

WHO AM I??

WHO IS THAT GIRL I C??
IS IT REALY ME?
I LOOK DIFERENT …DEVIL LIKE
I TOUCH MY FACE IN SHOCK, BUT MY HAND DOESN’T MOVE IN THE REFLECTION I C IN THE MIRROR
HAVE YOU EVER LOOKED AT SOMETHING THAT ISNT WUT IIT USED 2 B??
WHO ISZ THAT GIIRL I C ??
WHO ISZ THAT GIRL STARRING BAK AT MII?
WEN WIIL MA REFLECTION SHOW WHO I REALY AM??

WHY by Djamilia

WHY?
WHY ARE TEST SO BOREING ?
ARE THEY BOREING TO U?
I HATE THEM BUT I HAVE TO TAKE THEM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
WHY DO TEACHERS LIKE TO TALK?
ARE THEY DOING IT FOR GOOD OUR TO HAIRASS US ALL DAY?
TEACHERS ARE BORING ACCEPT A FEW!!!!!!!!!
IS SCHOOL WACK OR GOOD?
DOES SCHOOL NEED US?
SCHOOL JUST BORES ME TO DEATH!!!!!!!!!!!!!

DESTENEE'S POEM

I AM FROM
THERE IS A PLACE WHERE U HEAR PLENTY OF CRIES , A PLACE WHERE THERES A LOT OF BLACK RED WHITE A PLCACE WHERE THERES A LOT OF LONLEYNESS & NO SMILES A PLACE WHERE SKULLZ ARE LIKE SUNSHINES A PLACE WHERE SORROW IS COMPANY THAT’S NOT THE KINDA PLACE WHERE IM FROM IM FROM A PLACE WHERE SHOPPING IS LIKE GOIN 2 SKEWL A PLACE WHERE A FIGHT IS A HOBBIE IM FROM AROZ ,POLLO CON ABUCHUELA IM FROM TIGHT JEANS , PEARLS HOOP EARING AND SPANDEX IM FROM P.R TO THE BRONX TO RAKIN Y KEN-Y TO WIYSIN Y YANDEL “YO TE QUE RO” TO AVENTURA “SOLO POR UN BESO “ THAT’S THE KINDA PLACE IM FROM THIS IS A PLACE THAT DANCES ARE EVERY WHERE BOYZ AND GURLZ DANCING EVERYWHERE THAT’S THE KINDA PLACE IM FROM IM FROM NENA ,GOLDITA CABBAGE ,FLACA &,TWEETY TO MY SPACE , AIM & SCONEX THIS THE PLACE WHERE SUN LIGHT BETS DARKNESS .THIS A PLACE WHERE IM FROM ……..

Onelis's Poem

I AM FROM…

By Onelis

I am from blue pants , tight shirts, to hot sneakers
I am from shopping till I drop to … eating blow pops
I am from playing basketball wit my cousin Alex …
I am from latin food rice, beans, and chicken ”yummy”
I am from a neighborhood with crack heads birds and cats …also I hate rats
I am from kepping memories in “ mama” house
I am from flats and nikes to shoes and flip-flops
I am from my family calling by my nickname “cabbage” which I love
I am from me and my gurlz Alaine ,Marleny ,destiny ,Ashley ,and Helda stay looking pretty we don’t represent we run this city …
Yo soy de una familia de Santo Domingo que cosina la mas delisiosa comida
Yo soy del color azul como el cielo
Yo soy de un apartamento en el Bronx que me encanta
I am from straight and curly hair also braided hair which really hurts
I am from dancing whatever song I can here like r&b … and much more
I am from ballons and cakes which includes birthday perties
I am from christmas which I get lots of presents and new years wheres theirs lot of noise.
I am from my favorite movie “Meangirls” to my favorite show “Americas next top model”
I am from dreaming about barbies when I was 4 … to thinking about boys like “ john”

*I am Yanitza
*I am from Izucar de Matamoros Puebla, Mexicowhere it’s warm and a small, calm town around Veracruz where it’s cold most of the time.
*I am from going down steep hills and then not being able to go back up.
*I am from La Virgen de Guadalupe and my united, Mexican people.
*I am from Claudia Piedra and Manuel Antonio Piedra, my parents.
*I am from drawing things I see, to combing my soft, straight sleek hair
*I am from gel and Aussie shampoo that makes my hair soft.
* I am from thinking of shopping in the mall for clothes and doing my nails pink and clear a sport, so you get it, so get it straight, I’m girly.
*I am from a friend ship circle of Jessica ,Vanessa ,Kristen ,me and more.
*I am from my favorite songs Thanks for the Memories and Better than me.
*I am from black and hot pink.
*I am from pink and purple on my bed, mirrors, and those curtains that make my room so lonely and freeky at night.
*I am from nectarines, plums, apples, mangoes and other fruits that are always sitting in the kitchen table.
*I am from small, green bushes on one side of the yellow building that I’ve lived in until now.
*I am from a neighborhood with a parking spot that used to have an old old car that has just been removed.
*I am from the spooky books I love to read.
*I am from McDonalds, C-Town, Foot Locker, Forham and the park where I sometimes hang out during the summer.
*I am from Pumas, new balance, flip flops, and some ugly sneakers called starburrys that I only use when I don’t have much of a choice.
*I am from the native language, spanish and learned English mainly from cartoons when I was three or four.
*I am from memories held in a box in the bottom shelf of the bookshelf in my room and in friend’s, family’s, and my memory.
*I am from “Did you do your homework?” to “ Did you clean your room?”
*I’m from “Ima Mexican” to “I don’t like you! Get away from me!”
*I’m from my yummy Mexican food that tastes so good like tacos, posole, mole -n- tostadas in preference, de tinga.
*I am from torturing peoplez to death and then being so nice it’s not even funny, I am from being girly, from being proud of my race cuz Ima Mexican and I’m proud of who I am!




~ Yanitza

Helda's Poem

I am from ten birdz two died nd went to birdy heaven
I am from a grape nd from a strawberry to a broccoli nd a cabbage backyard
I am from flowerz nd some weird lookin plantz in my frontyard
I am from a few houses a building nd a church on my block
I am from the reggaeton world from the pump to the shake to the drop it like itz hot
I am from the colorz red, nd black nd my peoplez goldita muneca cabbage nd nena y lover boy Lil John
I am from aroz con pollo y steak
I am from being nice to an attitude kind
I am from my family nd friendz especially boyz from my mamaz Nelsy nd my dadie Gilberto

Dayesha's Poem

I am from Puerto Rican party nights to spiky hair to shape-ups.
From boys to tight jeans and booty shorts in the summer
From two turtles dieing and six dogs ecspillaly Blackly R.I.P
I am from my people, Onelis, Sefra, Jessica, Helda
To Sunny my step-dad, and motorcycle rides on the back of his bike all over the Bronx.
I am from Mom saying, “KEEP TALKING BACK TO ME GIRL AND WACTH WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN!’
I am from Jordan’s to Nikes to Timberlands.
From my colors blue red and black.
I am from keeping my childhood memories in my grandmothers house in PR remembering the year I lived there with 16 pets.
I am from my food in PR, Arroz con gondules to my food in NY, spaghetti and meatballs.
THAT IS THE PLACE THT I AM FROM

By Daysha

“I am from” poem {all about me} by Julie B

“I am from” poem {all about me}
I am from reflections of mirrors and brushes and combs
I am from garbage cans with dogs and with old people sitting talking gossip like
“Why are little kids dressing like they all pretty so men can do something
bad to them”
I am from trains and crowded buses that sounds like a whole bunch of dogs barking at once. I am from community centers too.
I am from my mother Sinoun and my cousin Loreal which they both look exactly like me, also my cousin which swears that she has a big booty
I am from food like hot, spicy curry and delicious chicken
I am from “Yo bye me something” to “Missy stop acting like everything’s yours”
I am from memories in my closet and my grandma’s too.
I am from a family whose tongues speak Cambodian and English.
I am from Volleyball and Handball too.
I am from wavy/puffy, to long brown and black hair.
I am from the rhythem of kinds of music like freestyle to hip-hop.
All of this comes from a Cambodian!!

By: Julie b.

Alaine's Poem

I am From

I am from popcorn shells to peanut butter and strawberries.
I am from a place that rainbows aren’t wanted.
I am from Chris Brown “kiss kiss” to T-pain “buy u a drank”
I am from aim to family guy and skinny jeans and tight shirts.
That’s where I’m from!
I am from a place where girls rule all.
I am from a place where rice, beans, chicken are like a restaurants dish.
A place where my hommies got my back, Nena, Muneca, Golda, Flaca, Tweety, Cabbage, and Betty, Ya know who ya are!
Im from celebration parties to even drop it like it’s hot.
Im from tha the quieta and quiate lavoca.
I’m from Puerto Rico to Panama and south side Bronx.
Im from nikes to jordans and even betty boop slip ons.
Im from corn braids to pony tails to crimpin my hair.
Im from chris and yoli to shorty and bebe.
Im from pernil to sancocho and aros con poyo and pizza.
Im from payless to old navy to the dollar store.
From one minute friendly to another minute sad.
Im from I got your back and wats good my dude.
I am from the hood!
From dreams of being a model to dreams of being a pro dancer.
And I was and will always be from love.

I am from the African Crane

By: Djamila

I am from the African Crane.
I play in the African Grain.
I am from Niger.
From the colors black and pink.

I am from the cries and the screams
to the tears and the smiles.
I am from sadness because my aunt is an angel flying in the sky. R.I.P.
I am from where the rain falls outside
To where to rain falls down my face.
I am from seeing my aunts’ face when I look out the window.

I am from my homegirls, my bobo , my heart
And a pile of lost friends.
I am from parties to sleepovers.
From Mamoudou saying “a gun car fa” * and Zienabou saying “naga wa”*
I am from loving parents.
I am from food like McDonalds and my Momeys food, “harou da hay”
I am from dreaming about becoming a teacher,
From brothers and sisters being a pain up your you know what.





I am from the most beautiful itchy cloth in the world, from false fabrics that itch more than the reals one.
I am from where the rain falls and bangs and breaks those ols trees my father used to climb. When I go to Africa, I shall do the same.

I am from having an empty stomach for 36 days of fasting for Eudal Fatir*
From flowers designed on my hands with henna.
I am from my father, Mamaoudou, saying you need to fast, you are a big girl, you are old enough to fast.

I am from people saying. “I love you”
to people saying “I hate you.”
You know what I say,
I say,
Do you love me or do you hate me?
That is the question.

A gun car fa*- If you don’t get away form me- I am going to do something.
Naga wa*- I am going to hurt you.
Eudal Fatir*- Celebration in the Muslim faith.

I AM FROM THE DOMINICAN KITCHEN COOKING FLAN

I AM FROM THE DOMINICAN KITCHEN COOKING
FLAN

BY MARilYn


I AM FROM MY DOMINICAN FLAG
HELD UP PROUDLY IN MY ROOM.
FROM MY COLORES RED,AZUL,Y BLANCO

I AM FROM MI COMIDA LATINA
ARROZ CON ABICHUELA Y POLLO, FLAN, PLATANO,ARROZ, CON LECHE TOO.
FROM CAFÉ CON LECHE WITH SODA CRACKERS, Y CHOCOLATE DE AGUA

I AM FROM DOMINICAN REPUBLIC “ LA CAPITAL’’ “ SANTO DOMINGO’’.
FROM BEAUTIFUL BIG BEACHES LIKE “ BOCACHIKA, PLAYA GRANDE, PUNTA CANA, Y JUAN DOLIO.’’

I AM FROM STAYING FRESH WITH THEM NIKE’SZ, JORDAN’SZ, AND CHANKLETA’SZ



I’M FROM ‘’EWWW WHO JU, AND DON’T PLAY WIT ME!’’
FROM SCREAMING, FIGHTING, AND CURSING, BUT LET’S NOT GO THERE .

I AM FROM PARTIES, CELEBRATIONS AND THE 99 CENTS STORE.
FROM FORDAM, V.I.M. SHOESIESZ, AND CUTIESZ FROM 42ND STREET.
FROM MC’DONALDSZ, KFC, AND TACOBELL

THAT’SZ WHERE I’M FROM


I’M FROM REAGETON LAND WHERE JU HERE ‘’SHAKE IT MUCHACHA’’
I’M FROM SALSA, BATCHATA, AND MERENGUE TOO!
FROM AVENTURA, EXTREME, RAKIM-Y-KEN-Y AND ANDY ANDY, MY SINGING IDOLS.

I AM FROM “ MAMI, PAPI, TIA, PRIMA, ANDRE, ANDY, CHELLO, MUNECA, NENA, MADII, AND BOO’SZ.
FROM MY HOME GIRLSZ DESTENEE, ONELIS, ALAINE, HELDA, ASHELY, AND STEPHY.
I AM FROM MY POSSITIVE ATTITUDE, MY SPUNKINESS, AND MY DOWN TO EARTHNESS.
FROM MY GR8 PERSONALITY.

I’M FROM MY SINGING DREAM, FROM TRAVAHANDO PARA LO QUE JO QUEIRO.

I’M FROM MY HIGH PONY TAILSZ, TO MY TIGHT JEANSZ, TO MY TIGHT BRAIDSZ, TO EL LAMBIO, CURLSZ, AND EL BLOWER.
FROM PINCHOS, DUBIESZ, AND PANOS.
FROM TIGHT SKINNY JEANSZ TO MINI SKIRTSZ TO BOOTY SHORTSZ.

I AM FROM CRAZY PEOPLE,LOCOS, AND THE DARKNESS THAT I AM SCARED OF.

I AM FROM LOOKING GOOD AND ‘’GIMME SOME LIP GLOSS GIRL.’’
FROM CUTE BOYSZ AND UGLY ONESZ TRYIN TO HALLA.
FROM BAGGING NUMBERSZ AND PEOPLESZ AIMSZ TOO.

I’M FROM BOY FRIENDSZ AND GIRL FRIENDSZ AND WIIFE’SZ.
FROM MUAH’SZ AND HUG’SZ.

I’M FROM ME MY CRAZII SELF AND I.

CAN YOU HANDLE??