I am a Miami girl.
I've heard gunshots from a mile away.
Though no one payed any
Heed to them
Because they were so frequent.
I've seen fights happen
Almost everyday at my school.
Getting called to the office to
play witness wasn't rare.
Something that was rare was teachers
That helped you when you
Needed it.
Spanish was the new English
Where I lived.
If you couldn't order your
Breakfast, lunch or dinner
at a restaurant
in Spanish,
You must've not been hungry,
In other words, you must've liked starving yourself.
I was forced to be tough.
If you weren't tough where I lived, you wouldn't have survived.
If you want to be in my future,
You must get to know my past.
