by Alberto S., age 12
Sister who like to dance
and ask who will dance with
her
Whose hair is so soft
Who always looks out for
people
Who keeps me safe
Who takes off like a plane
Who is fast like a car
Is like a pug running free
Is like a pit-bull fighting
with other dogs
Who dances on a dance
floor asking who will
dance with her?
This poem was inspired after reading “Abuelito Who” by Sandra Cisneros.
By Alberto S., age 12
I come from a place far from here.
A place where you could hear a baby cry
A place where you could hear the bullets
getting loosed.
A place where you get hit and runs.
A place where you can’t relax.
But soon people will relax.
A place where parents get scared to let
their kids out to play.
I come from a place far from here where
things go bad but still good.
by Alberto S., age 12
I am a sincere boy.
I am always between fights.
Always get in to fight.
I am not a shy boy.
I always stand up for myself.
I am strong as a tree.
I never back down,
If I failed on things I
Stand back up and try again.
Giving up is not my thing.
I am not a 5 years old, I am
12 years old. I am not
The tallest, I am not the shortest.
In school I am between
The tall and the short. I am the
Tallest in my house not the shortest in
My house. I am not oldest, but
I am the youngest in my house.
THE END
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This poem was inspired after reading Versos Sencillos by Jose Martí.
