I believe a little judgment can take you far. I was always judged growing up. My family judged me, and people I don’t even know judged me. I would walk into school everyday and the teachers would look at me and turn their heads and whisper something about me. They did this as if I wasn’t standing right there. I’m glad they judged me though. It took me to bigger and better places.

I always loved to write. I wrote poems, short stories, and all sorts of music. One day, I told my mom I wanted to be a writer, and she told me I wasn’t going to make it as a writer. She said it was a waste of paper and time to even try and publish my work. I ‘m in high school now, and I’m about to get my work published. If it wasn’t for my mom saying it was a waste of time, I wouldn’t have the courage or the drive to keep on writing.


I enter contests at school and even though I might not win, I always remain optimistic. I always had hope on my side; even if I didn’t have my family, I had hope. In the eighth grade, I started writing music a whole lot. I did it to get out my feelings, it was a release. I told my dad that I liked to rap and write music, and he said I didn’t. He said I couldn’t rap and he hadn’t even heard me yet. Well, I showed him what I could do, and he was shocked. He had judged me from the start. I always astonish those that say I cant do something. But I love when people say I can’t because I always do what they said I couldn’t do. Like I said, a little judgment can take you far.