YO SOY
Sunday, July 08, 2007
YO SOY

[note: we were not allowed to say any 'english' word in class. gracia, rosalinda and i were often reprimanded for speaking either in english or tagalog in class. sometimes, even getting 'U's for the day.
but bless her heart, Ms. Jacobs, our spanish teacher taught me to read, write and comprehend spanish. i took three years of spanish in high school and slowly rightfully earned my A's. i loved it so much that i took two years of spanish medical terminology in college.
i found one of first poems i wrote in spanish as part of project: YO SOY... (I AM...) to describe who you are in a poem. thought i would update the new version of YO SOY. ]

YOU SOY
Soy la muchacha que montó motos y jugó al soldado joes con los muchachos y sintió en casa.
(I am the girl who rode bikes and played GI joes with the boys and felt at home.)
Soy 'pollito gracioso', el payaso loco que entretiene la muchedumbre domada.
(I am 'funny chick', the wacky clown entertaining the tamed crowd)
Soy el que quién sonríe y dice 'hola' a un forastero total en la calle.
(I am the one who smiles and says 'hello' to a total stranger on the street.)
Soy el rebelde de señora, que a veces anda de mis límites
(I am lady rebel, sometimes stepping out of my boundaries.)
¡Soy 'gimikera," GPX humano, el navegante, estoy por todas partes!
(I am 'gimikera," the human GPX, thenavigator, i'm all over the place!)

Soy súper melindroso, fácilmente soy apagado con pococosas.
(I am super picky, I easily get turned off with the little things.)
Soy Sra.. espontáneo - amo no tener 'las aventuras de orden del día de ningunos proyectos.
(I am ms. spontaneous - I love to have 'no plans' agenda escapades.)
Llevo puesto mi corazón en mis mangas, amo con todo mi corazón.
(I wear my heart on my sleeves, I love with all my heart.)
Soy fácilmente divierten con shamu del mundo de mar
(tengo 5 juguetes de materia de shamu de cada tamaños)
(I am easily amuse by shamu from sea world (I have 5 shamu stuff toys of every sizes)
¡Soy un niño en el fondo -
amores el sábado por la mañana historietas,
colecciona stationaries, adora transformadores y soldado joes!
(I am a kid at heart -
loves saturday morning cartoons,
collects stationaries, adores transformers and GI joes!)

Soy un gusano de libro/revista - leí, leer y leer ...
que descubre nuevas cosas cada día
(I am a book/magazine worm - I read, read and read...
discovering new things every day)
Soy el nurturer, alguien con que usted puede contar para comodidad y curación
(I am the nurturer, someone whom you can count on for comfort and healing)
Soy la señora 9-1-1 -
mis amigos se acercan a mí para cada solas preocupaciones
que ellos tienen y espera que yo lo solucione.
(I am lady 9-1-1 -
my friends go up to me for every single concerns they have
and expects me to solve it.)

Soy el espíritu de un guerrero tenaz -
afronto cada batalla con mi cara animosa en.
(I am the spirit of a strongwilled warrior -
I face every battle with my game face on.)
Soy JUSTIZZE -
de la sombra de mi pasado,
la muchacha que creció para ser una mujer notable.
( I am JUSTIZZE -
from the shadow of my past,
the girl who grew up to be a remarkable woman.)

Soy el caramelo frappuccino muchacha
( I am a caramel frappucino girl)
Sollozo con cada drama coreano que miré.
(I sob with every korean drama I watched.)
No soy "un se elevó" la muchacha, soy una muchacha "de aves del paraíso"
(I am not a 'rose' girl, I am a 'birds of paradise' girl)
Soy laguages de lenguas diferentes, la diversidad es una vuelta en.
(I am laguages of different tongues,
diversity is a turn on.)
Aprecio el helado condimentado de fresa.
(I appreciate strawberry flavored ice cream.)
Soy mi perro mamá 'de ariel' y amigo.
(I am my dog 'ariel' mom and friend.)

Soy todos éstos y más.
(I am all these and more.)
Aún, sé el habrá más a mí en la carrera larga
(Yet, I know the there will be more to me in the long run)
Soy sólo una muchacha simple
( I am just a simple girl)
Soy todavía un producto en proceso
(I am still a work in progress)
Todavía tengo tanto potencial.
(I still have so much potential.)

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