I will stand up for myself and others like me, I will no longer succumb to the pressures of the society

Did you witness the racism, sexism, discrimination, elitism, and the disgust humanity showed towards diversity, causing all that needless adversity?

The lined up dominoes which were once aligned have been tipped over by my own words

I don’t believe that a simple word is able to encapsulate something so wonderful, so full of beauty and mystery

How can we change when history is just a broken record?

Fairytales are supposed to have happy endings, are they not?

We will all make it to the land beyond this trellised archway

Maybe I am showing them it is okay to stray from the “default”

Our world is divided into “Us vs. Them”

That bubble I once grew up in is gone

No one was going to put her in The Glass Box again

I just want to be equal; nothing less, nothing more

Do not see me for my disability. Do not see me for my race. I am a person just like anyone else.

A dystopian poem about the social, moral, and environmental horrors of climate change. Told through the perspective of an imaginary elder in the far future.

Why we must appreciate our diversity and individuality

The stark contrast in how our society treats women and men

My journey of embracing my identity as a Dominican-American