One Word Can Change It All. by Arianna Crews I am powerful and confident I wonder if I walk outside if it's going to be my last step. I hear my mother shouting for me to do the dishes. I see people worried to go outside because of the violence. I want the world to go back to normal. I am powerful and confident
I pretend like I don't care, but I do. I feel blessed every time I wake up in the morning, knowing I made it past another day. I touch my mother’s heart every time I do well. I worry that it will soon be my last day with my grandmother. I cry because I get stressed out. I am powerful and confident
I understand I can't always have my way. I say I'm going to keep pushing, but I give up sometimes. I dream of a day without violence. I try not to eat all the food in the house. I hope I make it to college. I am powerful and confident
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