I wrote this last year and my teacher gave me an "A"

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Bridge of Difference Once I was not Now I am A bridge of cultures Making its way to represent Both worlds I have lived in The one I loved or the one I regretted being in Here all I hear were stereotypes and racial slurs People making fun of other people Privacy is a very big deal here I don’t even know who my neighbor was In my hometown people are cool There were no cops watching your every step There were no speeding tickets There were fewer car accidents No serial killers And there was no such thing as depression But here they have every illness of the world They have more than they can have but they still want more Things were simpler back there When I was no different