Class Poetry: "Take a Look and Tell Me"

Take a look and tell me,
what you see in me,
this is what I see
I see a kid who wants money
but can't find a job
I see a kid who wants to finish school
but doesn't have the dedication
I see a kip who wants to rap
but can't cause he doesn't have enough time
I see a kid who is making a change
and that kid is me.

-AS, age 17

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Take a look and tell me, 

what you see in me, 

this is what I see

A person with a strong personality

with the right mentality.

No matter what you see in me

I know who I am and who Im destined to be

A few bumps in the road now please don't judge me

A few sticks and stones wont even budge me

They cheatin there way to the top so they try and nudge em

Trust me

They couldnt reach the top and tell me

what they see. 

JA, age 17

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Take a look and tell me, 

what you see in me, 

this is what I see

I see a youngster trying

to make it in this 

life of sin trying to 

take care of his problems

with the law and get 

back in school and do

good in life so that 

he could get a good

example n his family

and let them see that he 

could do good and be

secsead in life so 

that one day he could

have a family of his own. 

SR, age 16

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Take a look and tell me, 

what you see in me, 

this is what I see

A big 6 ft 2 redneck hilbilly rebel from way

down south who loves to use duck tape for

everything & can fix almost anything with it.

We all should use it because it can fix

everything.

TA, age 15

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Take a look and tell me, 

what you see in me, 

this is what I see

A person with low self Asteem,

Not much to believe in.

Tryna find who he is in this

world & no one believes him.

Lost his first love that wasn't part

of his blood.

His heart is torn apart.

SB, age 17

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Take a look and tell me, 

what you see in me, 

this is what I see

Nothing special

hard working, fine grades

doing my best, at one stop

I might deserve a rest, but that is next.

CW, age 15

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Take a look and tell me, 

what you see in me, 

this is what I see

I see a full time Mexican 

trying to be free trying to make it

through this crapy society trying 

to live and not die and showing

my family that I do love my life.

EA, age 15