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My Voice

February 21, 2014
By Khiat2pretty SILVER, Sacramento, California
Khiat2pretty SILVER, Sacramento, California
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Favorite Quote:
&quot;I wish my life is a video game so everyday I could push restart.&quot; -Jeremiah <br /> Botley


Ms. Ramos proclaimed,
Go to your house and think,
Think about yourself and write a page.
Let the page become of you,
Then, your page will be true,
And it will be all about you.

Is that even really possible?
I am 16, mixed, born and raised in Sacramento,
I go to school here, first Herman Leimbach, then Fern Bacon and now Luther Burbank,
For now I’m one of four blacks in my 6th period History class.
I walk out of the school to make a right and walk down Florin until I get to Franklin.
Make another right and keep walking until I get to Shining Star.
Passed FoodMaxx, KFC and A&W, two gas stations, Lollicup, Goodwill, and the Creek the bum lives under with his pet dog.
Once I hit Shining Star I make a right to home sweet home.
Now I sit at my kitchen table writing this page.

The truth is deep and dark for me, as I’m sure it may be for you.
I’ve experienced the pain ,
I’ve felt, seen, and heard Pain, I still hear you,
Hear you, hear me, the both of us express on this page,
Well, I like to eat, chill, laugh and fall in love,
I love to read, write and talk about any and everything,
I would like a puppy to love and adore ,
Or a laptop all my own for Christmas,
I know your skin color doesn’t decide what you like and dislike,
I just wish other people will understand,
A world without color discrimination,
Is a wish I’m making.
So what color will my page be that I write?


Being me is more than being black and Creole,
And now it is a part of you to, my teacher,
You maybe Mexican but you are now also black and Creole.
You are a part of me as I am apart of you,
That’s American,
And that’s what America will do,
Sometimes you may not want to be a part of me,
I know that this is true,
Because sometimes I don’t want to be a part of you,
However we are apart of each other and we grow more each day,
When I learn from you,
Do you learn from me?
Although you are older, wiser and more experienced,
And of course more free.

This is my page for 6th per. history


The author's comments:
Written in the style of Langston Hughes

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