{"id":3570,"date":"2012-07-17T11:22:37","date_gmt":"2012-07-17T15:22:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.choicesfostercare.com\/?p=1010"},"modified":"2023-06-20T05:06:48","modified_gmt":"2023-06-20T09:06:48","slug":"foster-youth-talents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.choicesohio.org\/foster-youth-talents\/","title":{"rendered":"Foster Youth Talents"},"content":{"rendered":"

R\u00e9ne\u00e9 is a seventeen year old in foster care who was anxious to share the following poem with her CHOICES worker. “She is a hard worker, outgoing, friendly and positive<\/strong><\/em>,” her worker told us. R\u00e9ne\u00e9 has decided to be all these things, her poem captures the journey of her emotions.<\/p>\n

She is learning to love and wants positive attention<\/strong><\/em> from those around her. R\u00e9ne\u00e9 uses journaling and exercise to clear her mind of negative thoughts. In addition to writing, she likes arts and crafts.\u00a0\u00a0 R\u00e9ne\u00e9 has made tremendous progress over the last few months, and has a can do attitude.<\/p>\n

Maybe<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

By: R\u00e9ne\u00e9 P.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Maybe I\u2019m a dreamer,<\/p>\n

Maybe I\u2019m misunderstood,<\/p>\n

Maybe my tears I cry are raindrops,<\/p>\n

I\u2019m scared,<\/p>\n

I think I\u2019m too crazy,<\/p>\n

I\u2019m a loser,<\/p>\n

Maybe I\u2019m the only one here,<\/p>\n

Maybe no one can hear me,<\/p>\n

Or see me,<\/p>\n

Maybe I\u2019m not supposed to be loved,<\/p>\n

Maybe you\u2019re not opening your eyes to see<\/p>\n

the side of me you should,<\/p>\n

I\u2019ll just lay here for a bit,<\/p>\n

I can\u2019t say it anymore!<\/p>\n

Maybe I have had enough!<\/p>\n

Maybe I\u2019ll just give up on life!<\/p>\n

Maybe, Maybe, Maybe,<\/p>\n

I think I\u2019m too weird!<\/p>\n

Why can\u2019t you see me,<\/p>\n

Everything you say or do to me, you\u2019re kill me,<\/p>\n

inside and out.<\/p>\n

My heart is just a block of ice,<\/p>\n

Maybe you think I\u2019m useless,<\/p>\n

Maybe I\u2019m hopeless and worthless,<\/p>\n

I\u2019m just too sad,<\/p>\n

Maybe all of this is just a dream,<\/p>\n

I\u2019m trying too hard,<\/p>\n

I\u2019m not pretty,<\/p>\n

I\u2019m not smart,<\/p>\n

Maybe, Maybe, Maybe,<\/p>\n

Maybe I\u2019ll just close my eyes,<\/p>\n

Maybe I just need to take a deep breath,<\/p>\n

And open my eyes<\/p>\n

And push all these bad thoughts aside.<\/p>\n

I\u2019ll push myself to reach my goal in life,<\/p>\n

I know I\u2019m not only,<\/p>\n

Maybe I\u2019m the one who needs to stop and think,<\/p>\n

I\u2019m myself, no one else,<\/p>\n

Maybe I have the power to change myself,<\/p>\n

Maybe I\u2019m the one who can be myself,<\/p>\n

I\u2019m the one who owns and controls my life,<\/p>\n

No one else is me,<\/p>\n

Maybe I\u2019ll stand up for myself and make my own path,<\/p>\n

Maybe today is the day, I\u2019ll prove to you that I can do right,<\/p>\n

And keep going on and on,<\/p>\n

Maybe, Maybe, Maybe.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

R\u00e9ne\u00e9 is a seventeen year old in foster care who was anxious to share the following poem with her CHOICES worker. “She is a hard worker, outgoing, friendly and positive,” her worker told us. R\u00e9ne\u00e9 has decided to be all these things, her poem captures the journey of her emotions. She is learning to love …<\/p>\n

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