Poem+2F

‘Ohana

Family they stick around they stay close my family is like glue and paper once there, never goes away only parted by the passing of a life but we will see each other again in heaven.

Family a word meaning relatives or people who love you my family is both.

Family my family talks a lot because we’ve got so many stories to tell.

Family I have two sides different ethnicities my Japanese side and my Puerto Rican/ Hawaiian side the Japanese part of me is more about respect honor and tradition but the Puerto Rican/ Hawaiian side of me is about laughing playing and having a fun time but one thing in common on both sides is love.

Family I will always keep them close and in my heart.

--Acacia Trusdell

My poem entitled ‘Ohana talks about what my family does and about both sides of me which are my Puerto Rican/ Hawaiian side and my Japanese side. I described what each family expects or what each family is about the general attitude of each ethnicity. My favorite part of this poem was my first stanza when I reassured myself that even though a family member passes away I know I will see them in heaven again. What makes this piece worth reading is it gives you an idea of what my family is like.

I AM AND AM NOT

I am an American That respects many people who do respect me.

I’m not a drug addict My health is as good as the worlds healthiest person.

I am a Hawaiian that respects her land and all her people, and more………

I’m not a bud trying to stay small I try my best to grow Forcing the outside to let me out into the world Showing that I can stand by myself that I can do things to prove that I am	Not daddy’s and grandma’s little girl that gets spoiled

I want to be a parent, I’m going To do my best, to keep us running.

--Shondie Sakurada

The favorite image or words that I liked was the bud trying to stay small. Also, the part about I am an Hawaiian that respects her land and her people that do respects me.