I am a person

• Jennifer Solorio, Grade 8
• Poetry
• 2003

I am a person


I am a person
That was given life on earth
What about the other little persons in the world who weren’t given life?
Do they go to Heaven?
I am a person

I am a person with freedom
I have the power to say what is right and wrong
What about those who don’t have the power to say anything?
They want to say their opinions too.
I am a person with freedom


I am an American
I may not be white
But my colors at heart are red, white, and blue
I hold the power of speech in my hand.
I am an American