poem " Me "

When you look at me  I only show you What I want you to see  You will never know the real me because if you did you'd never be able to get your mind around it  for my mind and soul is a puzzle but only I have the pieces  But if you stick around for awhile you might live to see the final picture.

Gios Bio

My name is Giovanni Vazquez. I'm 17 years old and a senior at New Design High School, Which is located by my home in the Lower East Side. All my life I have never gone to school farther then 3 blocks from my home which is always good for me. My future dreams that i have for myself is to be involved in law enforcement and go to the college of my dreams , which is John Jay for Criminal Justice. New design has helped me a lot on finding out what I want to do and basically just help me find out who I am and where I'm going to go.

Review for To Be Heard

To Be Heard, a film by Roland Legiardi, centered around multiple teens in a poetry group in the New York City in the Bronx. The film was really inspirational and it hit home for me.  It made me think that anyone can make a good poem.  Not all poems have to rhyme and all they need is a little bit of feeling to make it a powerful piece of writing.  It is a shame to see how society condemns teens to the point where the only the way they can express themselves is through their poems but in a way its good because it makes their emotions real and it makes their writing amazing. Its centered around 3 characters Anthony Pittman, as he was in the program he had sex with an under aged girl and was sentenced to 2 years in jail. When he was released he continued writing and won a poetry slam competition. Karina Sanchez, was another student involved in the program she had a rough upbringing in her home which influenced her writing and many ways and after the programs she has now begun to teach the class occasionally. Finally Pear Quick was a student in the program she had a a fear that she couldn't go to the college of her drams because of her financial situation and with this program ended up going to the college of her dreams on a full scholarship.