18 Years of Life
Another year is going to pass...
18 years of life...
and I still feel...
as if I have done nothing.
Even though I know that is not true.
I sang in an amazing choir
for the four years of high school
I helped several people
I helped them overcome fears
and much more.
I volunteer at the animal shelter
I feed the animals
I play with them
I help people find the perfect match
and their faces when they finally adopt...
that is my payment
and a great one at that.
I do know one thing...
in my 18 years of life
I have done nothing...
Nothing for my family.
Sure I help clean
but that is hardly anything...
I can't lift their spirits
I can't lift the burden of bills
I can't do anything.
I wish I could do more.
Now in high school
I helped create a club
the Animal Awareness Club.
We informed students about animals.
Animals that were endangered
We held a trip to a kind of animal sanctuary.
We also sold food to raise money at food court
In the end the teacher was leaving
She was our adviser
we couldn't find another
and the club died out..
In high school
everyone pushed me with prom.
"it's not my thing"
that's what I would say
I wanted to go
My family wanted to go,
my sisters had both gone before me.
but it was too expensive.
I told myself
"we need that money for bills"
and we did, for other things too.
There was no prom for me
there was no senior trip.
In my 18 years of life
I have only done so much
Copyright © Diana Americano-Sanchez | Year Posted 2014
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