Leslie sosa is an 8th grade strings major at Classen. She can often be seen working on learning a new piece of music, writing , or poetry. In her poems you can really feel her opinions and you can tell that she's headstrong.
Below you can see her most recent piece and the inspiration behind it:
Leslie Sosa
When asked what inspired her to write this amazingly written poem she responded,
"I wrote this poem for those who feel as if they don't have control over their own lives. I want to let people know that they are free to be themselves"
"Freedom" Leslie Sosa
Who said you had limits?
Who said you had to be a specific person?
Who said you couldn’t run freely?
Who said your wings had to be tied?
Who said you had to be locked in a cage?
They are liars!
They don’t get to control you
They don’t get to define you
Who are they to tell you who to be?
Or what to do?
You are the only person who chooses your decisions
They don’t get to lock you in a cage
And hide the key
They don’t have the right to tie your wings
You get to be free
You get to soar
Running with limits
Is not running freely
Running without limits
Is running freely
If they tell you what path to take
Is that even called freedom anymore?
If they tell you which direction to go
Is life an adventure anymore?
Who am I to tell you not to be different?
I am no one to tell you that
Who told you that you couldn’t be yourself?
They are foolish
Nobody gets to tell you who to be
Or what to do
That is why you have a mind
You get to make your own decisions!
That is why you were created
To write another story
That adds on to the billions of people around you
Your story is unique
And special
Just like how my story is unique and special
Freedom is the definition of not being enslaved or imprisoned
Freedom means to speak, act, and think how one wants to
Not how someone tells you to
The statute of liberty
Is a symbol of freedom and hope
Who is capable of controlling your body and mind?
If not you
My sister
Who told you to walk in a cage
And be locked up?
Who put chains on your hands
And wouldn’t let you go?
They have no right to do that
Some people might say hate is the cause
But hate is just jealousy
Hate is the word that describes wanting to take something
That isn’t yours
Your body
Your mind
Your heart and soul
Are not theirs
It is yours
It belongs to you
It was made for you
And it was put in you
You own it
They don’t
No one gets to determine your purpose
They don’t get to choose your future
You choose it
That is why you have a mouth to speak
One must not stay silent
One must speak
You have two hands
And two legs
That were given to you
Your two hands are made
To be able to do whatever you please
Your two feet are made
To wander around the earth
Everything that you have
Everything that has happened to you
Was planned with a purpose
Just because something bad happened
That does not define you
It does not mean
That nothing good will happen to you
I believe in you
Keep going
Because you will get there.
About the Contributor
Tydus Freeman
Orbit Online- Photographer/ Student Voice/ Art Hub
Tydus is an 8th grade drama major.His role with orbit and yearbook class as a whole is photography. He takes pictures for all different aspects of yearbook.