Where I Am Now, by Anita Valdez

I am somebody special and pure at heart

I wonder why we pick our friends and encircle them

I hear the wind caressing the ocean

I see myself mounting on wings and soaring like eagles

I want to share myself through humble service

I am somebody special and pure at heart

I pretend being a historic person born into history

I feel decisions determine my destiny

I touch faith

I worry about ignorance and pride

I cry about the evil powers of darkness

I am somebody special and pure at heart

I understand the pain of having no hope

I say your heart can’t bear sadness and sorrow

I dream of marveling at faith of trembling steps into new grounds

I try to speak the truth

I hope for a change in society and a better world

I am somebody special and pure at heart