I am from music and laughter
Where I am from we get discriminated and killed
where I am from we work and don’t get credit
Where I am from I’m expected to stay home and clean
I am from a family that believes in me
But where I am from I’m taught to not believe
Where I am from I do not have power
Where I am from I’m too young to know
I am from strong-willed people.
Where I am from I do not have a voice
Where I am from I witness death
Where I am from we don’t belong
but I am not from where I am.
Harvest Collegiate High School, New York, New York
Poetry Guide: Writing Like George Ella Lyon
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