The Year is Gone, We Have Changed
Life has been busy
I got accepted into university
Got rejected from my dream college
Went to many family members’ graduations
Fought in numerous family fights
Life has been busy
Friends have been constant
Always a dial away
Never close enough though
Saw a friend become a two face
Saw others defend such friend
Yet they are the ones I called when a loved one died
Friends have been constant
You do not pick family yet you have to love them
2016 saw my nephew turn 1
I was in the hospital on christmas day for a sibling
That said sibling was in the hospital a week ago
That day I was in the hospital for two times
One for her other for my drug addicted brother
my family was ripped apart in 2016
You do not pick your family yet you have to love them
First semester in college
I accomplished the dream, me in college
Made friends that I can trust
Saw myself failing my classes
Saw a horrible person get elected president of my country
Found out a friend that I trusted, supports DJT
He supports a person that called me “rapist, drug dealer, and a criminal”
Saw an even closer friend defend him
Felt loved by friends when they supported me in the time after the incident
Attended my first friends-giving
Passed my classes
I loved my friends
Made new dreams
First semester in college
Me
I have changed from this stereotypical Mexican daughter to a freedom loving adult
I am not scared to go on public transportation alone anymore
I do not let someone use my gender as a reason to dictate my life
I was scared when Trump won now I am fueled by it
I will not let someone get away with all the hate he says
I became an even stronger fighter for equal rights and tolerance
I have learned to stand on my two feet instead of relying on family
Most importantly I found a piece of me I did not know existed
Me