guys, gals,

you know... It's been such a long road, up to this point. The fight is still strong in me, But these times just get harder and harder. I guess Im just as frustrated as everyone else here and Just hoping for the best.

I wish I could go back to college and finish my degree. I miss it. I miss the opportunity to learn, the chance to feel normal. You know? School was the only place where I felt like the rest of the people. I hang out with friends with little to no fear of getting in trouble, didnt have to drive to see my friends, went to every class, made nothing but A's and B's. I Felt normal! I felt like a human being.

Today.....

Im home. Restless, wishing I could go back to feeling like myself and doing something productive with my life. I wish I could work, I wish I could pay taxes and buy things for my parents. I wish I could just take my GF out to eat whenever I want to. I wish I could study and take tests and keep working through challenges. I wish I was learning new things. I hate to complain about all this. Im healthy, my family is okay, I have food and a roof over my head. Being illegal for almost 10 years has been too long, too painful.

I wish I could've experienced more as a teen, I wish I could've drove when I was 16 like all of my friends. I wish I could've got a job and helped me parents pay for stuff. I just keep wishing and DREAMING about all these things that could've been. I pray and pray, the road just seems longer since this gov. keeps pushing our DREAMS back farther and farther away. I wish they would see how urgent our needs are, but they are still sitting on their 6-digit paychecks regardless of how many of us get deported to an place we dont even know or separated from our families.

I wish I could have a license with my picture on it, I would put on the biggest smile, I would drive all day and all night, fill up my car with gas an keep driving. I would never make an B again in college.

I just want a chance
I just need a chance
I deserve a chance
a chance to DREAM.

Sorry to put y'all in this position, vent to y'all. I know all of you will understand. Thanks for reading.