A Poem to the Strongest Women I know

Who am I?

I am a troubled student in middle school

I talk back to the teachers

I get in fights

Teachers hate me

In school suspensions

One point GPA was good enough for me

I didn’t care

I had friends

Who am I?

I am officially graduated from middle school

I can see the direction that I am heading to

It does not look so good

Why is my mom crying?

Why are you kicking my sister out?

There is too much noise

Mom please stop crying

It hurts me too

I don’t like to see you suffer

Your sister is dead

Your brother is dead

The rest are drunks

But you care mom

You still care for them

You believe

You risked it all for us

I am here because of you

You gave up your life in order for me to have one

I owe my life to you mom

Dad I love you too

I promise ill do whatever it takes

I just don’t want to see you cry no more

I don’t like crying myself to sleep

Who am I?

I am entering high school

I was so close to a 4.0 my first year

I’ve never had one of those

I thought those were impossible

If I try, I can do this.

If I put my mind to it anything is possible

The kids at school are no different from me

They are not smarter than me

Son don’t forget to give back

Mom don’t worry

I will give back

To the unfortunate

To the voiceless

To the community

I won’t be able to repay you ever

All I can do is make you proud

If you want me to give back

I will give back until I can no longer breathe

Who am I?

I am a high school graduate

Over 1000 hours given back to my community

Graduated with honors

Half a million dollars in scholarship money

Any college I want to go to paid

But I choose Portland

My mom is close to Portland

I want to be close to my mom

Congratulations son

I am proud of you

Mom don’t cry please

I am not finished yet

My life has just started

There are people that need help

If I don’t help who will

Who am I?

I am college student

Pursing a major in criminal justice and criminology

Since I’ve been in college

I’ve gladly given up another 800 hours

To my club

My community

And my country

I want to help those in need

I want to help people see the best in themselves

I want to give back

Who am I?

I am curious at the detention center

Walking to B2

The door opens

We begin with our assignment

How much do you get paid?

You wouldn’t be here if you didn’t get paid

Nothing

Zero

Nada

Then why are you here?

Because I believe in you

Nobody is going to listen to you around here?

You don’t have to listen

But I know

One day, somewhere

Someone will here my voice

If I can get one person to listen

If I can motivate them

If I can help them see the potential that lies within them

If by the end of the day something inside their head clicks

Than I have done my job

I wish I had more time

I also wish I had more hands

But I guess these two will have to do

Who am i?

I am thirsty

I am hungry

I am ready to over come any barrier

So that I can become a better helper

Capstone is done

Detention visits are over

But believe me I won’t forget

The unfortunate

The voiceless

And the community

I won’t forget the youth

They are the future of this country

I won’t forget you

I will be back

And I will help

I just need my degree

My masters and my PhD

Who am i?

Isaac Camacho Castillo 

You are my son

I am proud of you

Thank you so much

No mom

Thank you

Thank you for giving up your life so I can have a better one

Thank you for making me who I am today

I will give up my life in order for others to have a better one

  

Love Behind Bars

This term I am working with Measure 11 Youth at the Juvenile Detention Center. The minimum sentence is 5 years 10 months. These are some of the thing they write. I will be putting them on my blog. Our voice is our power. This is their voice, they should be listened to.

Love Always

I respect my wife because she has my back the whole way, even when I was going through treatment. She always keeps me in check for the right reasons. I’ll always love her.

-Jon

I Can

Today when I went to court the judge said I wouldn't and couldn't go to treatment, but today I am going!

-Kayshawn

Love

If I could afford to give back, I would give back my love to my family and the people I let down. I was doing good, playing baseball for a USA team. It wasn't until I got caught up with drugs and criminal activity. I ended up in here, facing 7 Years 6 Months.

-Bobby

Falling Off the Side of The Planet

Back in High School right after spring break

 The Most important question was "Who you gonna take?" 

Searching throughout friends on myspace.com

 Find a girl that's bomb to ask her out to prom

 It wasn't long before I actually found out

 That I had not doubt what this girl was all about

 We talked she talked both pacing the floor as we walk 

Time passing by every time I glimpsed the clock 

she was a dancer with dirty blonde hair

 meet us on the dance floor only if you dare 

both of us excited because the time was close

 Talking about dancing i'd admit we both would boast 

but slow down a minute there was problem within life

 it was cutting the thread slowly with a knife

 I guess his wife was mad and her dads drinking got bad 

 The younger kids just hid when shit hit the fan 

Shes glad outside but underneath shes just broken 

outside shes just joking inside her throats choking 

shes smoking and waiting to ignite the fire

 a liar who raised her only had problems prior

 his only desire was alcohol that got him higher 

entirely he forgot and what was forgotten couldn't be bought

 his daughter the one I was supposed to take out to prom 

Her mom and two younger kids couldn't stay calm

Last talk we had she said that she couldn't stand it 

never heard from her again she must of fallen off the side of the planet

Devotion

There is so much feeling one invests in another person. Throwing money at your investment until your investment worsens. The memories, these re-occurring memories are exceeding my abilities to cope, its killing me. I hope that I can breathe beneath this ocean that tries choking the oxygen out my throat. I gasp for air but the thoughts are still there swimming, skimming across memory lane resurrecting so much pain. I stop, look below me there is hate and up above there is love, why is this decision so tough. I’ve had enough, or maybe I haven’t. In this current my body is stagnant. Freestyle Poetry - Isaac Camacho

Time

If you could control time what would you do? This always seems to be a question I ask my self over and over again. Remember those times where you are asked what would be your super power. Well mine would be to control time. I mean think about it, what can't you do. You can bring time to a complete stop. Money would no longer be a problem, neither would getting homework done on time. Anything that revolved around time would no longer be a problem. Catching the next Bus, or even class. Time would no longer be an issue. This world revolves around time and time is what moves this earth. We all come on this earth with a total amount of time we get to spend on it. After that time is done, as we know it, there is no more. What if you could control time? Its your choice to figure out when your time is done. Time beats any super hero, think about it. It takes a split second to decide if you want to be a hero. If you could control time, you are able to prevent. If you fail you can always go back in time and try again. There is so many possibilities. Just think about it, in your life, if you could control time, what would you do?

I am done

I am. Happy, Content, Excited, & Relieved. The bell has rung and it is time for us to leave. I am. Nervous, Hurt, Regretful, & sad. The bell has rung and that isn't bad. I am. The Future, Present, & Past. The bell has rung and that was last. I am. Complete, Finished, & Done. The bell has rung and I have just begun.

New Life

Here I am, back on my grind. I actually have not posted anything in around a year. Well where do I start. Last time I was jumbled up with no direction to go. I think I have found my vibe though, getting back together. Last summer was great, got a nice townhouse on the waterfront with 3 amazing friends. We throw some massive parties, it was great. Throw up was involved. Still majoring in Criminal Justice & Criminology. Oh, so remember that one fourth girl I was talking about. Yeah well she was my best friend and now she is my girlfriend. She pretty amazing i'd say. I was single for year though like I said. Anyways I'm getting this term done, got a job at the Rec Center at PSU. I love the job. I can't wait to move into a new place though. One of the roommates is moving back home though, sadly. Swiss, Japan, Mexico, no more Vietnam. Times to find a new place. Anybody know of 3 bedroom places really close to downtown Portland for less than $2,300 let me know =D - Isaac Camacho June 6th, 2013