Some people say I have problems,
but that’s Not me.
Some people say I’m nice,
and That’s me.
Some people say I’m stupid,
but that’s Not me.
Some people say I’m cute,
and That’s me.
Some people say I’m slow,
but that’s Not me.
Some people say I’m a good person,
and That’s me.
Some people say I have no heart,
but that’s Not me.
Some people say I’m funny,
and That’s me.
Some people say I’m crazy,
but that’s Not me.
Some people say I’m sweet,
and That’s me.
Some people say I’m ugly,
but that’s Not me.
Some people say I’m smart,
and That’s me.
Some people say I’m mean,
but that’s Not me.
Some people say I’m kind,
and That’s me.
Some people say I’m fat,
but that’s Not me.
Some people say I’m a follower,
but I’m not,
I’m a leader.
Some people say if I keep up the good work I will become somebody special,
and one day I will become
somebody special.
Written by Rachel Davis in 2002
Rachel Davis was born and raised in Northern California. Raised by her great aunt and uncle, Rachel found a voice in her poetry as a young child as a way to be heard.
Rachel says her poetry is an outlet for anything going on in her life at the time. Rachel wants her stories to reach a teen or a adult in their darkest moments and let them know that everything is going to be ok when they give their lives to God. I am openly gay, and I still believe in God with all my heart. I wasn’t born to be gay and I am proud of my decision for being myself.
“My heart, spirit, and soul are in my poetry and that is the only thing I want people to see,” Rachel Shares with us in her reflections.
