The poems attached provide keen insight into how identity and daily lived experiences and shape perception and influence power. Think about the reasons that telling your own story is important. In...

Think about the reasons that telling your own story is important. In your "My Life" poem of at least 250 words, creatively write about what you consider the most important lessons in your life. Respond to the following prompts:

I come from...

I am...

I wish someone would have told me...

Poems need not rhyme (but they can).

A FRW THINGS ABOUT ME..

IM HISPANIC - PUERTO RICAN

I WAS BORN IN MEW YORK AMD RAISED THE FIRST 11 YEARS ON MY LIFE IN VIRGINIA.

IM NOW 18 YEARS OLD AND LIVE IN NEW YORK.

MY DAD IS A RETIRED NAVY VETERAN

I WANNA WORK FOR THE DEA TO HELP WITH ADDICTION

ONE THING I WISH SOMEONE WOULD OF TOLD ME THAT LIFE CAN HAVE ITS LOWS AND THATS OK