Ruth Velasquez is a student at San Francisco's Cleveland Elementary School, where she writes poetry and plays soccer as part of the AmericaSCORES program. KALW is proud to bring her voice to the air during National Poetry Month.
“Who am I?”
Cleveland Elementary School
By Ruth Velasquez
I am a girl that’s special to one and the others.
I am a girl who says
OK
I will try again
I am a human who says
Just stop
I am a human who says
Please don't hurt me
I am an animal who says
I am not afraid of you
I am an animal who says…
Please, I don’t want to hurt you
I am a rainbow that shows my bright side
And my dark side
I am tutti fruity, fresh and fruity.