Where+I'm+From

= "Where I'm From" Poetry =

Where I'm from it's hard to grow up in these streets you got to watch for your enemy, police and a snitch. You gotta fight for your respect and live with no regrets, listen to your parents or get whooped til there's blood on your flesh. Look out for family cause those are your friends and only have acquaintances cause they'll diss you in a sec.

Where I'm from you gotta hustle to survive cause minimum wage is overtime in a 9 to 5. Where I'm from if you don't take Education seriously you'll be left behind and result to crimes and violence, death or life behind bars

Christian Calderon

I am from Coca Cola being a substitute for formula a belt being a weapon to keep you from forgetting Parents that are rarely home, a grandmother keeping away the feeling of being alone Fitting 8 people in a car that seats 5 Economy class, tickets, summers under a Caribbean sun Making and breaking even is where I'm from

I am from driving south of the border learning how to hold my breath under water Rice, beans, and any meat we could buy Fears of drowning when the flood waters got high Being an only child till the age of 8

Arnando Salcedo

I am from good family, always loving even after the bad things that happen. I am from rice and beans being cooked and the usual laughters. I am from playing Xbox from doing good to the occasional yelling at the same because it's fake...

Joseph Ortega

Where I'm from a sweet and peaceful home where my room is never a place so warm and cozy I eat and sleep there never missing work never missing a peak where my home is safe

Kyle Milton

__ I AM __ I am from Addiction I am from Hurtful Affliction I am from pseudo smiles I am from Revolution I am from a phoenix, burning Eternal, Pure of Heart I am from a fairy tale, I am trying to make something real I am hoping for you to make me feel I am the ever-changing leaves of the maple trees I am a warm soft Breeze Floating by his heart I am so grateful for this new start.

Katy Boucher

I'm from a struggling single parent who's strong and independent. Who raised my brothers and I the best possible way a single mother can and with what she had. Growing up she showed us how to survive and how not to let the negative around us influence us in any way. She showered us with love, even when she was being tough when enforcing the house rules.

I am from a strong-minded woman hard-working and so full of life. I am who I am today because of the life lessons she taught me. I am from an independent woman.

Jackie Rodriguez

I am from sports that I watch every day. I am from the rakes that I use to make money. I am from the sayings my great-grandmother tells me. I am from the trash laying in the Hartford streets. I am from hard work and pride passed down from generation to generation. I am from the opposite of what people think of me. I am from Jordon.

Jordon Higginbotham

I am from where //arroz y habichuelas// serves as the main dish you add //aguacate//, //carne guisa//, //ensalada// and even some fish. I am from where swinging on an //hamaca// tied to trees is the best way to chill and catch some z's. I am from those days where if you misbehaved your //abuela// came out and the next thing you'd be doing is rubbing your ass while you shout. I am from afternoons at school when I'd go to the corner store icee's, //papito y una tripleta// was better than lunch you didn't need change cause that's what candy was for. I am from being a female and young meant responsibilities at home, no matter how mad you'd get with your elders you had to watch your tone. I am from those days where Hispanic music would be loud, family together and cook-outs was the best, laughter and talking was the sound. I am from where a rubber snake meant leaving a mark but overall love was always there without a doubt.

Wendy Gonzalez

Where I'm From a strong wild eating place, where grandma cooks and works all day from grown to young in the fields all day never slacking nor complaining neither day, eating hogs and pigs in the wild where we stay from barns to fields and castles riding horses and cows all day

Craig Byrd

I am from the projects where you hear the sirens from the cop cruisers and ambulance every night.

I am from the 5 bedroom apartment stuffed with 11 kids, my mom and dad. Where my mother slaves in the kitchen all day and my dad bought home the bacon.

I am from a public high school where you get searched and wanded with metal detectors for our safety.

I am from a family who loves and cares for one another and are happy considering where I'm from

Lisette Quintana

I am from the Hood Northend of Hartford where there's drug dealers, killer and Hood rats. I am from the hood where every day you wonder what is going to happen; you have your good days and you have some really bad days where you hear screaming sometimes people crying. I am from the Hood where you get shown so much love from people out in the streets more than what get shown from your own family. I am from the Hood the Northend of Hartford, but even though you have your drug dealers and your killers and your Hood rats it feels like it's home because no matter what happens everyone gets together and shares laughter and emotions and friendship. I am from the Hood and at times I hate it but there's times when I love it s o much. It can be scary at some times just thinking about people getting shot or beat up but all in the end it's home for most and we make the best out of it. I am from Hartford, my hometown and I'm loving it  and growing from it!

Jessica Figueroa