Final Allusion Graphic

Allusion Graphic Draft

For my final, I'm planning on adding black and white pictures of my friends and I and make that as my background.

Allusion Poem Draft

Opening Up

[Based on Jessie from the Toy Story]

I try to walk away from what haunts me.
It's my past.
I can't let them see.
I'm vulnerable, weak.
I'm not who you think I am.

Hiding the pain behind my genial smile
Is the best I could do.
They think I'm that girl,
Sassy and sweet.
Rambunctious and adventurous, too.
But there's something different, wrong.

A million eyes are on me.
It's obvious.
They see the pain
And they offer a hand.
I confess that I'm okay.
But it's not enough to convince them.

I appreciate the help
But I'd rather stay independent.
They call me stubborn and hard headed.
They just don't know why.
They don't understand.

I want to open up to them.
I want to be released from this box
I'm trapped in.
It's just too complicated.

I just can't.
I'm afraid.
Once I get close to them,
they'll leave.
I know.
I was abandoned once,
I can't be abandoned again.

But I'm gonna try
To open up.
It's worth a shot.
Maybe I'll actually learn something
Or even find something.

That's friendship and trust.