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Can I describe my life as a tree?

I start off small and grow tall and large

Overlooked by nature because I can endure the harsh hits

Winter hurts me, rain and wind can break my branches

But it somehow doesn’t stop the roots from growing

My leaves change, depending on the season

Although i’m still the same old tree, except my roots are getting larger, longer

Roots that stretch far and wide

Growing, learning, enduring through the harsh hits of nature

Animals live inside my branches and leaves, looking for shelter, hiding

So when the leaves fall, they can’t hide, they run and wait for me to grow newer and better leaves

Can I describe my life as a tree?

I think so

The leaves being my person who changes every year, every season

And the branches my emotions, that can break every so often

With the roots being my experiences and who I am

Who am I?

I am a black, bisexual, young, spiritual woman who has gone through a lot of 🤬

But, I don’t stop growing

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I am the type of person that is healing intergenerational trauma.

The type of person that will be unmotivated and persevere the next day.

I’m Native, Black, and Mexican. All cultures are relevant to me. I am the type of person that loves my roots but was not always this way.

I am a woman who is community-oriented and community-made. I come from activists that do not need to be seen but rather would like our community to be heard

A niece that connects with aunts, uncles, and a remodel for their children.

I am a daughter that is forgiving, persistent, and strong.

I’m a big sister that looks out for my younger siblings providing support, honesty, and a mother's type of love.

I’m a friend that is silly, open-minded, and shows vulnerability.

I am intelligent but not only in an academic manner

I’m the type of person that is able to persevere despite hardship

My name is Julianna Martinez and as I continue to grow I will be so much more

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White

Represented

Opportunity unnoticed

Power obtained

Work to be done

Ignorance is pain

inflicted

Woman

Eyes on me

Unwanted

Make sure to have kids, two or three

Incomplete

Same job

a dollar less

Appropriate ways to dress

deserved

Divergent

Excelling and failing

all at once

Hard to pretend

Hurdles unveiling

Expectations

One size fits all

isolated

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Roses are red
Violets are blue
Being black is beautiful
Like me and you
Highs and lows
But never boring
I see why I am always snoring
Yes it's fun
But money is low
I come from a middle-class family
Filled with love
Persevering through challenges
And never giving up
As the oldest
I am always being watched
So I have to stay golden
Being a leader and giving love
My siblings and I go hand in hand like a glove
These identities have shaped me

And I am thankful for that

It's not easy

That's why I give myself a pat on the back.

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She is viewed as weak Emotional Irrational Through the eyes of the different who are viewed as the superior She is viewed as strong Intelligent Equal Through the eyes of the same including her own She is given advantages In society By society She is given disadvantages In society By society She strives to continue to learn learn from others Always by aware of her privilege Teach others what is she is taught Become the support system Her strengths Weaknesses Advantages Disadvantages All coexist To make her, her