Who Am I in the Hunt's Point?

I am a creative person, but I’m a quiet creative person. I let my writing/art skills speak the words I can’t say aloud. So I incorporated that into my photograph of exactly who I truly am in the Hunt’s Point. I chose the swing to represent me trying. Sometimes I may falter, but I continue to keep pushing myself and find my voice. My goal is to speak my mind with my voice not my drawings/writing. Every day that I come around Hunt’s Point makes me want to speak.

At first, I didn’t really know who I was in the Hunt’s Point. I mean I don’t live in the Hunt’s Point area, I just go to school there. But, the more I thought about it I realized I’m just a quiet girl trying to have a future. I wanted the swing to symbolize me trying to speak. Also, I chose my photograph to be black and white because I wanted an emphasis on how the people in Hunt’s Point would view me. I drew “I Speak Silence” to show people that I don’t speak with my voice but that I speak through my drawings/writings.

I dislike speaking to people only because my words never get through my mouth right. So I just write it in hopes it’s better than what I have to say. For a while I’ve been trying to break free from that and just share my thoughts aloud; let others here my wisdom. Recently, I’ve been trying and making progress, slowly, in most of my classes in school. But, one day, just one day, I shall learn to speak with my voice.