Joan Jiménez
Where am I sleeping today?
I have many places that I can choose
Maybe what I need is money
But at the same time I refuse.
I need to eat but I don’t know what
Do I go check trash cans or wait outside McDonald’s?
No more options, the doors have been shut
Can you spare some change?
But at the same time you refuse.
Sometimes I need some clothes
I don’t need Gucci or Louis Vuitton
A simple shirt and short last me a whole year
Can you spare some?
But at the same time you refuse.
Sometimes I need money but mostly I need love
I had both once
But did not I use them wisely
Such is life, that’s just how it is
But at the same time I refuse.
Joan Jiménez is a senior at St. Augustine Preparatory School. Joan was born in Barcelona,
Spain and came to live in Managua, Nicaragua as a mission family. Joan is planning to study Industrial Engineering at UAM.