I am the quiet little Hispanic girl,

Light skinned

people make fun of me

they say I am not the color I’m supposed to be.

But who cares? It’s me not you!

I am the quiet little Hispanic girl,

That is going through problems

family members are sick.

God just please be with them. I love them so much.

You have to take good care of them.

I am the quiet little Hispanic girl,

once shy but not no more

I speak for myself, for no one else.

I once cared what people said

but like I said, now I speak for myself.

I am the quiet little Hispanic girl,

her life has changed after her dad left when she was young

but this

quiet little Hispanic girl

still loves her dad no matter how life goes.

I am the quiet little Hispanic girl,

That didn’t really go out with her friends,

Mother was scared of me growing up

being a teenager

Made her think about my older sister, how she grew up.

She was young, age 16, got pregnant and became a young mother.

I told my mother she can trust me, I won’t do nothing wrong.

I just want to go out and hang with my friends.

Please mom you got to trust me.

Remember, I am the quiet little Hispanic girl

that you know won’t do wrong.

I am the quiet little Hispanic girl,

Who was once out of the circle

not cool

like the whole clique was

I didn’t have the fashion,

the hair, couldn’t wear make-up come on now,

I am old enough to change,

So I changed my style from ‘70s to 2000s,

From tucked in shirts

to untucked, cuter shirts

From loose same old pants

to tighter, cuter pants

From the shoes I had to wear every year

to Jordan’s and Air-Forces

I plucked my eyebrows, I wear make-up now....

Yes, this is the “REAL” Quiet Little Hispanic Girl.