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The Child’s Rights Anonymous Let me grow as I want to be Let me know why I want to grow like me Not like my Mom wants me to be, Nor my Dad aspires me what I’ll be Or my teacher orders me what I should be. Please guide me to understand and help me grow Please let me be what I wish to be Let me be me Just like me! Uncertain Admission Frances Bazil The sun looks down on me in Aimless blues The sun glares at me with a Questioning light The mountains tower over me With uncertain shadows The trees sway in the bewildered breeze The deer dance in perplexed rhythms The crawls around me in untrusting circles The birds soar above me with Doubtful dips and dives They all, in their own way, Ask the question, “Who are you, who are you?” I have to admit to them, To myself, “I am Indian.”

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The Childs RightsAnonymousLet me grow as I want to beLet me know why I want to grow like meNot like my Mom wants me to be,Nor my Dad aspires me what Ill beOr my teacher orders me what I should be.lease guide me to understand and help me growlease let me be what I wish to beLet me be me!ust like me"Uncertain Admission#rances $a%il&he sun looks down on me in Aimless blues&he sun glares at me with a 'uestioning light&he mountains tower o(er me)ith uncertain shadows&he trees sway in the bewildered bree%e&he deer dance in perple*ed rhythms&he crawls around me in untrusting circles&he birds soar abo(e me withDoubt+ul dips and di(es&hey all, in their own way,Ask the ,uestion, -)ho are you, who are you./I ha(e to admit to them, &o mysel+,-I am Indian./The Vast Sea of Clouds 0ina alomo1ometimes, my eyes run across the room,And through the windows they go up high,My thoughts and my soul seemed to be dri+ted away2ow I wish my body could go along +or a while.&he (ast sea o+ clouds,&he light and warmth o+ the sun,&he cold bree%e caressing my skin,Are all but in(iting.)hat would it be like to ha(e wings, &o 3y as +ree as birds do4&o reach the ne(er5ending hori%on,And lea(e all your worries behind.I wouldnt mind being alone, then#or my solidarity would be enough +or meI would paint whate(er color I wantedAnd I would make it rain i+ I +eel like it, too.)e all sure long to see those beauti+ul shadesO+ blue, orange, and red$ut not too soon I guess#or theres no turning back once we get there.