Changed Poem by Jameaka Shibles

I was small and helpless.
I remember being picked on and abused.
I heard the sounds of little kids in the background.
I saw mommy and daddy fighting.
I worried that they would turn on me.
I thought I was going to die.
But, I want to change.

I am a strong and smart person.
I think that I can go far in life if I try.
I need to forgive and forget what has happened to me.
I try to think better about myself and others.
I feel happy.
I forgive the people that have hurt me.
Now I can change.

I will become a leader.
I choose to become a better person.
I dream of helping people with their past.
I hope I can live a long and happy life.
I predict that the world has something big for me.
I know that I can fill full my dreams if I try hard enough.
I will change.