I Used To Be ... But Now I Am....
by Mariah Sarate
I used to be noticeable
with an attitude so bright,
but now I am invisible
like a ghost that comes out at night.
When you are invisible
Everyone seems to pass you by;
No one can hear you scream
Or even hear you cry.
They never seem to notice
And no one ever seems to understand anything you say;
Anything they hear they disregard or throw away.
So once more I must say
I used to be noticeable
Like a nice sunny day;
Now I am invisible...
As I sit sadly in the rain.

I Used To Be, And Now....
by Nicolette Gascon
I used to be the grass
growing endlessly in time,
but now I am a tree;
offering shelter from the wind.
I used to be a flower
smiling at the shining sun,
but now I am a being;
giving life and love and faith.
I used to be a feather
floating helplessly on the breeze,
but now I am a rock;
standing hard and firm and strong.
I talk to the singing waves of water
paying my respects and wishing them
good day.
My heart is like the dancing sun,
flowing with the wind.
When I close my eyes
I see a sight
unknown to any other.
I see a bird flying in a purple sky
and resting in the shimmering sun.
Even though the day is done
my heart is full of joy.
I soon will see the glittering moon
smile at her darkened world.
The stars are my teachers
and from them I learn much.
Now I understand the mystery of my home;
its grace
its warmth
and why she is alone.

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by Lashuna Gilmore
I used to be this girl
who never slept;
like an owl in the night
but like a bird in the morning.
I used to be this quiet girl
who was ashamed
to show how she really felt.
I used to be this hurtful person
who always felt pain
and discomfort
like there's no pleasure
in loving or feeling.
I used to feel like a groundhog;
too afraid to show her shadow.
I used to be afraid,
but I really wasn't afraid...
I was afraid of being afraid,
You get it?

I Used To Be, But Now
by Ilya Alvarez
I used to want to go home
but now no one is home
and that's where I live...
broken inside
with no place to go
no one to hold
and dry my eyes;
I'm broken inside.
I used to be happy
but now I cry;
broken inside.
I used to have faith
in me
but now I don't
you see
because I realize it's only me;
nothing else...
you see
just plain and sad me.
I used to be
but I'm broken now
so I really don't care;
I'm lost inside,
lost inside...
I used to be...
but now I'm not.

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by Miranda Galindo
I used to be a quiet snowflake,
gentle and timid;
as patient as a saint...
to hide and be invisible....
But now I am hail;
hard and rapid
pressing down
without a care in the world;
As rude as a donkey.
I used to be a snowflake
but now I am hail.

I Used To Be, But Now
by Alexis Arambula
I used to be oblivious
to everything I did wrong
But now I am older
I know the difference
between right and wrong
for better or worse.
I am like a tiger
because I am always watching out
for bad and good things.
I just wish that I could detect
the right path
to take in my life,
But everyone knows
that no one is an angel
so just like everyone else
I can only try
to fight for what is right
without a compass;
without knowing ...
like pinning the tail
on a donkey
wearing a blindfold.

I Used To Be...
by Yesenia Rodriguez
I used to be an eagle
flying in the sky.
I used to be the wolf
howling at the moon.
I used to be the sun
giving the world light.
But now I am the sky
the moon
and the world
giving the universe
my life....

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by David Escutia
I used to be a tree,
greater than all
the other trees;
pushing them around.
But now
I am nothing.
Just another
sheet of paper
on a spiral notebook.

I Used To Be, But Now....
by Danielle Davis
I used to be blind
but now I can see.
I used to be someone else
but now I am me.
I used to be scared and shy
but now I'm lettinging my voice
speak up high.
I used to be careless
and didn't mind my brother,
but now I'm more caring
and I'll b e there to catch him
when he starts to fall.
I used to be a car,
but now I'm stolen
I used to be a house,
but now I'm ashes and smoldering embers.
I used to dream
but now I think.
I used to be satisfied whenever I learned anything new,
but now I know
that discovering and drawing from new sources of knowledge
is never enough.....

Laughter No More
by Maria Calderas
I used to be happy,
laughing
and yapping so hard
I was about to crack,
but there came a time
where there was no more laughing.
The sun had faded away
like colors on old construction paper.
The white moon came pushing
the sun way down;
shining its night away
until the morning came
with laughter to greet me....

Invisible
by Cassandra Lozano
Do you see me when I pass you?
I used to be visible
but now I'm invisible.
Do you feel my presence
when I'm near you?
Sometimes I feel you hate me
or just don't know me.
When I look in your eyes
I see anger
and sadness.
You're like a wave that came and went;
In the snap of a finger,
It all changed for both....

I Used To Be But Now...
by Amber Carrizales
I used to be a butterfly
soft, small and helpless.
I used to be stranded
in a sea of isolation,
and the soft, starry sky
would turn to gray
and trample down on me...
Who will be my shelter?
Now I am a silver eagle
graceful
majestic
and ambitious.
Now the sea of isolation
lies beneath me
and the soft, starry sky
no longer turns to gray
because now I've tamed it;
I shall spread my wings and soar
as I am
for the whole wide world
to adore....

I Used To ... But Now...
by Cynthia De Anda
I used to always love being with you
But now I hate being without you.
I used to enjoy smiling with you,
But now it's not the same when I smile
without you.
I used to pick up my phone
Knowing it was you,
But now I pick up my phone wishing
it was you.
I used to love my life knowing
it was with you,
But now my life seems so miserable
without you.
I used to know you were always the one
Who would heal my broken heart,
But now my heart is broken
and I need you here to heal it.
I used to love easily,
But now it's so hard for me to love
Because the thought of losing
that one special somebody I love
more than anything
is a feeling
I don't want to feel anymore
ever again....

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by Ricardo Alvarez
I used to be a star
shining high for all eyes to see
and marvel.
I used to say
I am what I am
But now I'm a dingy closet;
I've become dark and shallow
like storm water running off curbs
down the drain.
Now I say I am what you want me to be;
Why can't I shine
like a star...
I want to go back
to the beautiful star...
I am what I am.

I Used To Be, But Now
by Lidia Temores
I was a star in the sky
shining up the night
like a woman's smile
in a room of frowns.
I was the brightest star of all
people looked up at me
They said I was pretty as a diamond;
They asked for wishes
and I made them come true.
But now I'm a rock on earth;
now people look down at me
step on me
ignore me
like another day on a calendar.
I am part of the lonely streets
of my hood,
kicked around by others
or worse...
or worse.
I once was something
but now
I'm nothing.

I Used To Be, But Now....
by Desirra Davila
My heart used to be whole
I used to see myself as a person.
My soul used to live in the sky,
Above all the problems
My mind was like another world
I would escape to.
I used to be one of the others,
Someone special
Now my heart is like a puzzle,
It's in pieces.
I now see myself as an image...
Just an image.
The world is like a landmine
And I'm afraid to take
A step in it.
My soul is now buried
in the dirt you stand on.
My mind is now a jail cell,
No place to escape
Nowhere to hide....
I no longer see myself as special
I now see myself as invisible,
A nobody
Just another individual.
I feel like no one understands me
No one gets me
People read me wrong.
They don't comprehend
What I say or do
Therefore
I am
Invisible
A nobody
Just another individual....