Makayla Campbell

A Different Fairytale

by Makayla Campbell

I am silly and smart I wonder what I’ll be when I grow up I hear the mermaids sing I want amazing grades I am pretty and smart

I pretend I'm a mean person I feel Tinkerbell's shoes

I touch Captain Hook's hat I worry about reality I cry about my grades I am silly and smart

I understand my love for music I say getting something without working for it is unrewarding I dream to be flawless and intelligent as the beauty standard for today’s society I try to be perfect for everyone else I hope life gets better I am silly and smart

I Am From Brooklyn, New York

by Makayla Campbell

I am from Brooklyn, New York where they shoot at the sky with broken dreams from fake gangsters, where on fourth of July they shoot up the streets not with guns just illegal fireworks and the cops chase them around cars as we record and laugh when we go to the beach and play ball with strangers amazing good memories getting stuck in traffic due to protests against the police and gun violence and all we can do is pray it gets better

People always say take a little bitter with the sweet So we must take all this bitter horrible crime and mix it with all the amazing things we cherish like the malls All of our tourists spots and amazing places to pick up food Even though our crime rate is through the roof We are the best place to come for a nice tourist if it comes down to the amazing tourist spots

We are a tourist spot already, The Statue of Liberty, Central Park, Empire State Building, Times Square, Brooklyn Bridge, Fifth Avenue, New York Public Library, Ice Cream Museum, Madame Tussaud’s Wax Museum, and 29 Rooms All good for Instagram in the craziest state Even though the music is bomb and we have the best tourist spots we still have our downsides just like every other state but we are just better.