The struggles I overcame
Lend me your ears
As I tell you you the struggles I overcame
My last name is crapps cause I'm the s***
I’m a star in the sky no one can touch me
More like a top notch b-
Uh forgot I can’t say that
The same ones who made fun of me
Are going to see me sha-poppin
I determined in life that you either make it or you don't and I wasn’t going to let my last name affect me
I’m fully aware that the color of my skin can change the way I am valued
Understanding that even though we are told we all are one and united
It is not true
Stereotyped as an average black girl
Loud, dumb, and cheap
But I’ll continue rising
They say I’m mean
But what you give is what you shall receive
Not to say I do not regret
Like rudy francisco said
“I wish that my sentences came with receipts so I could take back my word”
My mom and grandma say I can’t keep a friend
I find it hard because you see what happens when you let new people in
So I stopped caring about who was my friend one day
And who wasn’t my friend the next
Because at the end of the day my long lasting friend
Will always be by my side
When I was young I was a crybaby
My eyes were like tsunami’s
The smallest things always seemed to get to me
My mom once said
“Sticks and stones may break my bones but words will never hurt”
But in that very moment of me crying
It felt as if words were capable of destroying my soul inside
I now have a shield
That protects me
Boom!!!!!
I guess another thing has hit
The mask that sometimes cover us all
Hide us from scars that we have made
Also known as beauty that becomes pain
Everyone’s aware…
But in reality we all know it’s unquestionable
We all have thought at times that we were on “fleek”
And then when someone else’s opinion leaves a mark on your face
We tend to shut down
I overcame that struggle because the only two opinions that should be valued is
Myself and god
In the same way as we can not have ice cream without the cream,
We can not have achievement without achieving
I worked for straight A’s each year
Got that
I worked some people’s nerves
Surely did that
I worked harder to be a better big sister
I’m in the process of doing that one
But I won’t stop until I get what I want
We all have to start somewhere
We all make mistakes
It is all upon how we go through the process of learning
I have overcame, I have conquered, I have risen
Gabby you go girl!! This poem is really good, and you keep doing you, it doesn't matter what anyone else says!
ReplyDeleteYour poem was amazing. I feel that your poem is a poem everyone can relate too, including me. I like how you showed that you don't care about what others say. Good Job!!
ReplyDeleteThat was so good! I loved everything about it! It seems you've overcome a lot of struggles and you really are proud of that, and I love it. Great job!
ReplyDeleteI liked how you talked about your family, friends, and the color of your skin. It was powerful because it showed who you are as a whole, not just one part. I also liked you you ended your poem. Good Job.
ReplyDeleteKeep up the great work!!!!!
I liked how you hinted that young black girls are stereotyped easily in today's world. I also liked how basically said that it doesn't really matter what people think about you and you got over that.
ReplyDeleteI like how you talk about the labels people put on you. you know you're smart, and talented, and you can put on a mask. GOOD JOB!!!!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteOKAY GABBYYYYY!!!!. i liked your poem because its like a journey and its flows as one. you didnt lie not one bit and im glad that you have the confident to talk about the pros and cons you have. when you had read me your poem before and now its like a whole new you. its like a preach and at the same time a message for everyone because like you said the one two opinions you should care about is yourself and God.
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DeleteI liked how you compared you eyes to tsunamis,and how you also used what people say to make you feel bad about yourself against them and made yourself seem like the best person alive.
ReplyDeleteI liked how you got rid of thought that black girls are easily thought of as a bad black girl in today society. I liked how you also talked about your religion and what you do.
ReplyDeletei like how you were talking about yourself in a good way and talking about how you want to do good and better
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ReplyDeleteI love how you weren't afraid to tell everyone your struggles because you knew that you have overcome them. I'm still working on overcoming some things myself so i know how it feels. Of course we come from different backgrounds so we struggled/ struggle with different things but your poem really showed me that at the end of the day I will learn to overcome and move on.
AMAZING GIRL!
I liked your poem a lot and it seems like you have overcame a lot of things and thats good
ReplyDeleteBraun - I liked how you specifically wrote how you became to be you, from then to now.
ReplyDeleteGO GABBYY you did that i like how you embraced your last name into who you are bc you are that girl you the s*** and you know that you did good girl i liked yours 2nd best of all!
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