Poetry On Odyssey: I Am From
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Poetry On Odyssey: I Am From

Everyone has a different background story, here's mine.

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Poetry On Odyssey: I Am From
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This poem is describing where I am from. It means a lot to me because it reminds me to be encouraged and to never forget where I came from because it made me who I am today. It is meant to be a spoken word poem and free versed, so enjoy!

I Am From

A young black woman working hard for her dreams

In high school was claimed homecoming queen

Was on TV, newspaper, and even magazines

But nobody knew what was behind the scenes

Grew up in the streets of Saint Louis

Cool, friendly, and calm is what my uncle used to say it was

Wasn’t an easy task, when the riots broke out for Michael Brown

right around the corner of my house

But just hang tight because the story has just began

Was a tragedy, when I thought I lost my brother

Rapidly, when my mother was diagnosed with diabetes

It did a lot to my mentality but still I stayed true to my spirituality

Once again reality stuck

to take away my home and stuff

even then I remain tough

but enough was enough

Pursuing a career in broadcast journalism

K-State home to my new family

Open opportunities for my creativity

Black Student Union Freshman Action Team

Are all things that makes me ME

So nobody knows what I been through to get here

Maya Angelou said it best in her poem Still I Rise

Every invisible scratch scar or cut tells a story

If only you could see mine

So you ask where am I from

Hm a place that does not give up

a family that stays together

A God that is so gracious

and a strong woman that can endure any weather thrown at her

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