I am 100 times stronger than he will ever be
I am amazing
I can stare mental illness in its face
And not run away from the painful truth
Everyone who hit me, called me names, or doubted me
You will never have this strengh
I can brave the waves for others and myself
I can become a school psychologist
I can help others
To my haters I’ll say:
I am amazing and that’s all I’ll be telling myself today
Cookies fall like rain
Making it rain cookies
My brain
Applauding for Carlos, the tutor who saved me
My dream and goal:
Sending him homemade cookies in the mail
Express shipping
I can't even express
my gratitude
Hopefully chocolate chip
the behemoth of cookies
will sing like a chorus of angels in his mouth
Thanks for all your help,
You made my life easier
Thank you for reminding me
La raza is smart
La raza is strong
La raza is one and we got each other
Para siempre
Deadlines flowing past me left and right
Spooky
Slivers of hope shining like rays of sun from above
A 99%, a 98%, a 95%
When I learn to live for the applause of others will it be 100?
Somehow I get extensions
They propagate in my inbox
With time I am restlessly wondering
What it means to be a doctoral level student
Am I up to par?
Can I do this?
Is my specialist degree enabling growth in me?
Can I become a doctoral scholar?
These questions scare me into alertness
I have given up on the idea of learning the knowledge in the most perfectly personal, perfectly meaningful way
In favor of the practical reality of becoming...
Becoming like Michelle Obama
A person worth fighting alongside
To engender change
After I was assaulted at my job
Time seemed to stop for me
However, I still want--- no, need...
To get this degree
