JABRIERA H.

Being in jail at young age has had a long lasting impact on my life,

I am constantly being judged on what people do not know.

Under this mask is the real person I will show.

What I was portrayed to be,

Are what only eyes can see.

Handcuffs on my hands and feet,

Charged with murder to a certain degree.

As the zipper unzips,

There’s the real me.