Believing That You Can

Believing That You Can

Amber Smith is an adult learner at Gadsden Correctional Facility,
Quincy, Florida (Gadsden County), where Ms. Deon Lee is her GED
Instructor. This poem was written to Amber’s grandmother Betty, mother
Carol, and daughter Kali.

Heart of Gold

Baby, you’re my warmth in the cold.

Your heart is like fine gold.

When you hold me, I can feel our souls connect.

I don’t think you realize the effect.

When I hear your voice, my heart skips a beat.

We lay together; I can feel the heat. You’re gone; I weep.

But when you’re here you sweep me off my feet.

Your kisses are so soft and sweet.

When you’re far, I can hear your heart beat for me.

Tonight I feel you back in my arms,

But I know you were never really gone.

Andee Spears is an adult learner in the Pathways/High School
Equivalency Program at Florida State College at
Jacksonville/Downtown. She hopes to publish more poetry in the future.

I Am

I am unhappy. I wonder why I'm here. I hear voices

Calling my name. I see my future on front of me.

I want to get away as far I can from this place

I am unhappy

I pretend to be someone I’m not

I feel like I'm alone sometimes

I touch my chest and feel my heart beating fast

I worry about how I'm going to end up

I cry just thinking about it I am unhappy

I understand that I'm here for a reason

I said things that I never should have said

I try not to think about it

I hope my bad thoughts will go away

I am unhappy

Angela Orellana studies with TLC Online at The English Center. She is
the proud, loving mother of a 19-month-old son. She plans to get her
GED and pursue a career in nursing. She really is a happy person; her
poem is not based on her life.