Notre Dame High School - Torch Yearbook (Belmont, CA)

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POET, I AM NOT I dream of the unimaginable. I hope for the improbable. I speak of the inconceivable. I seek the untouchable. Others ask why I dream, Why I hope, Why I speak, Why I seek. Sometimes, I too wonder. They say there are sometimes no answers, For they'll never know the questions. They say there is no end to prejudice, For their middle name is black and white. They say we are all equal, For man was meant to be above women. I say no. There will always be answers if we seek. There will be no prejudice if we hope. There will be true equality if we speak. Some say we are doomed, there is no hope. I say no. Many ask why protest, it is futile. I say no. Others say there is never peace without war. Again, I say no. Why do I refer to these people as: They, Some, Many, Others? For I am unique. Perhaps even rare. Why is this so? To some I am a black sheep. I say no . .. I am rare. To some I am only a fool. Isayno Iam me. To some I am a dreamer. I say no . . . I am only dissatisfied. They say some, many, and others are Observers and followers. They only know what they are taught. Thinking for themselves no longer exists. Perhaps it never did. I am not a robot who listens to others. I am an individual . . . An individual concerned with: The past, Present, And future . . . if there is to be one. Things change over time . . . Places, ideas, morals. I cannot stand still and watch, At least not when I am unhappy. People say dreams and reality can not mix. I say no. What am I really? I am . . . an IDEALIST. Cherry Kim '82 ARE N.D

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Y ALL ABDUT? WHAT UNTIL THE END You do not have to be my guide, Though I will follow. You do not have to be my shadow, Though I will lead. You only need to walk with me . . With me down the winding road Of laughter and sorrow. Together we shall see it all. From not until the end, We shall be forever friends. Cherry Kim '82 l I 6

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STUDENTS ma- i V' 'f c lil nw IIAN JD., 1-Yxqyth-x, , X 2 , Sn , ,.r',1qe,Ji REALLY... , POWER You and I, my innocent friend Have more power than any monarch Ever possessed You and I, my humble friend Have inherited the power to affect the world Our force is not measured by the Number of people we control, rather Our strength is measured by how well we Control ourselves We are as minute as ants and as Invincible and uncontrollable as Heaven's Sweet rain Our might lies in our capability to choose Our attitude Nothing can destroy our feeling of self-worth Nothing can make us forget who we are Our Energy is kindled inside of ourselves We love, we hurt others, we suffer, we grow We are what we choose, we are magnetic We touch the world if we love We have an influence on the universe We have infinite power, my friend. Huda J adallah '82