A Summer Student’s Poem

By Dan Burke, 7 August, 2015

Help

By Marie Frackiewicz

(My head’s spinning like a crashing airplane.)
(My voice is broken like an old record.)
(My courage is shattered like a dropped mirror.)

How can I help myself?
How can someone help me?
How can anybody help me?
How do I live life like this???

A friend is all it takes to stop my dizziness.
An advocate is what I need to regain my voice.
A leader is here to give me courage.
And I am here to do my part.

At first I may have been lost but I have discovered so much more!
The more I explore, the more I learn, and the more I try the better I become.
The world can be a dark and frightening place, so the CCB has helped me find my way.
So, where are you headed next?

A smiling young woman wearing sleepshades
Marie dressed up for the talent show at this year’s Summer graduation, where she read her poem.