Poem #3 by Alejandra Rangel, Age 16
After the death of her family,
this young Latina girl
at the age of fifteen
was left to roam alone.
Her name was Karina,
a beautiful young lady
sadly broken between two worlds
of richness and poverty.
Desperately in search of open arms
that would help her get by
she met a handsome young man
who always stayed by her side.
After dating for years
and starting a marriage
they shed many tears
with a heart-breaking miscarriage.
They held their heads up high
went through ups and downs
tried their best to get by,
but always fell to the ground.
They had problems with money
and ran from the law
tried their best in surviving
trading cash for drugs.
Soon, money they owed to gangs
so at times they would hide out
since the money they couldn't pay
and living was out of doubt.
An argument was set
between the couple and a gang
shots were exchanged
for the money to be paid.
The love of her life
in her arms was shot and bleeding
and as she prayed he wouldn't die
his heart stopped beating.
Desperate from not having him close
her heart was torn apart
she took her life with a drug over-dose
but died from a broken heart.