Hearts in the Arts: Selected CHHS Works January 2020
January 27, 2020
“Untitled”
Randy Reyes (10)
“To the Stars and the Stripes”
Carolina Molina (11)
“Freedom for Who?”
Carolina Molina (11)
Routine Traffic Stop
Fear flows through me
as if it were a disease
when I see those pulsating lights
A tornado of confusion
and anger consumes me
Because I know I have not broken the law
I’m sick to my stomach awaiting my fate
Nevertheless
I must be on my best behavior
or it may cost me my life
Is it fair, no but what is really fair in this land of the “Free” and home of the brave
It’s disheartening to say the least
I feel hopeless
I have no power over the enforcer of the law
So all I can do is pray and hope my mom isn’t crying over my body