If I wrote a poem it would be all about me

It would talk about my everyday life like the time I went shopping for my mom’s birthday gift and bought her a beautiful bracelet

Or like the time I went to a Seattle Storm game with my friends and we sat in a suite and there was lots of food

It would talk about my family and friends and the people around me

It would say how I have changed from who I used to be

From going through hard times and learning to accept this is the way life is

It would talk about my personality and the things I like

Like how I like to dance and that my room is my favorite part of my house

If I wrote a poem it would talk all about me

This poem is published in The Light in My World, a compilation of original poetry written by young people ages 5 – 12 who stayed with their families in housing at Solid Ground’s Broadview Emergency Shelter & Transitional Housing for women and children. The young authors who contributed to The Light in My World are not identified by their real names, and some details have been changed to protect the privacy and confidentiality of them and their families. The authors retain copyrights on their individual works.