Friday, January 3, 2003

Who Understands Me But Me Comments

Rating: 4.6

They turn the water off, so I live without water,
they build walls higher, so I live without treetops,
they paint the windows black, so I live without sunshine,
they lock my cage, so I live without going anywhere,
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Jimmy Santiago Baca
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Bharati Nayak 20 August 2024

Each blockage made him more resolute and more determined and he found his happiness in spite of them.

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Sylvia Frances Chan 20 August 2024

I constantly enjoyed his poem when I start rereading them again.TOP Marks!

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Sylvia Frances Chan 20 August 2024

FINAL RESPONSE: Baca is truly a genius, since he has become a poet after having learned himself to read and to write. Amazing, no? OF course truly amazing, all acollades for Baca.

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Sylvia Frances Chan 20 August 2024

Chosen as The Modern Poem Of The Day by Poem Hunter and Team, truly fantastic! 5 Stars full and thank you for sharing

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Sylvia Frances Chan 20 August 2024

In fact he is a genius, he taught himseld to read and write and so he ecame a famous poet of North America. Very amazing!

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Sylvia Frances Chan 20 August 2024

TWO: and at the age of twenty-one he was convicted on charges of drug possession and incarcerated.

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Sylvia Frances Chan 20 August 2024

ONE: Abandoned by his parents at the age of two, he lived with one of his grandmothers for several years before being placed in an orphanage. He wound up living on the streets,

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Chinedu Dike 28 January 2022

Insightfully and movingly brought forth with conviction.

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Sylvia Frances Chan 30 September 2021

A poignant, insightfuand touching poem,5 Stars full. Enjoyed reading this brilliant poem!

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Rose Marie Juan-austin 30 September 2021

Deeply poignant and moving yet beautiful and inspiring write. A poem of great depth that gives us wisdom and teaches us how to persevere and deals with life.

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Jose Gonzalez 30 September 2021

I can relate to this poem is all about perseverance. You try to block me and is ok beause i will find a way through you cant kill my spirit.

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Mahtab Bangalee 24 December 2019

I am stubborn and childish, in the midst of this wreckage of life they incurred, I practice being myself, .............../// introspective

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Adeeb Alfateh 23 July 2019

I practice being myself, and I have found parts of myself never dreamed of by me, they were goaded out from under rocks in my heart when the walls were built higher, when the water was turned off and the windows painted black. I followed these signs written greatly this poem great 10+++++++++++++++++++

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tendai 15 February 2019

john john john john john

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Narayanan 26 June 2018

Good poem

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Faith thomas 03 June 2018

Okkkkkkkkkkkkkkooi

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Bharati Nayak 08 December 2016

An amazing write- - - - - - -To see light in darkness is really wonderful discovery- - - in the midst of this wreckage of life they incurred, I practice being myself, and I have found parts of myself never dreamed of by me, ''

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M Asim Nehal 29 June 2016

Adjustments and compromise is applicable to those who deny to stand and fight. Inspiring poem,

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Sreelekha Premjit 12 January 2015

if you can live with yourself, what more would you want? well said!

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Rajesh Thankappan 24 December 2014

Experience is the greatest teacher and you have found him. Thanks for sharing such a beautiful poem.

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Jimmy Santiago Baca

Jimmy Santiago Baca

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