Dear Mr Jimmy Santiago Baca,
I writing regarding your past life experiences. I firstly came across you and your writing when it was handed to me by my English teacher Mr ‘O’ Brien (Who understands me but me) and after reading your poem it made me reflect on my life and my past life experiences as well. You really bring a different side of emphasis to poetic writing compared to other writers because by you and your writing sends a message to people around, to chase your wildest dreams and never give up no matter what.
Anyway what I’d like to know is what really inspired you to become a poet; and how has that talent of poetry affected you in your life. Because whenever I read your poems I feel a lot of the pain and grief you’ve passed through that is how you deeply express that pain through your poems.
I’ve also heard something that really devastates me regarding you being put in solitary confinement for 20 years, what I’d really like to know are what were the reasons for them putting you behind bars for 20 years; also how did you eventually continue your poetic writing when you were released, and when your parents heard about your sentence what were their first thoughts as and reactions? There are so many questions I’m dying to ask you. As I see things you’ve really faced so many problems in your life and these are things I would like to be answered. But, something that I have noticed even though you were put in prison for 20 years what made you to stay 100% positive no matter all that you had faced, also was there anyone In particular who was always kind to you and was there anyone who was a complete nightmare whilst you were locked up. Anyway I could go on for years and years asking you questions so let me just move on.
Now I would like to know about you past childhood experiences that you have faced both the good and the bad about you, you’re family also you’re friends. Apparently, you were an orphan and grew up in an orphanage are those conspiracies actually true, am I actually being actually told the truth; well only you can answer those questions. Coming back to what we were discussing I would like to know how did your family treat you and being a part of your family how did it usually make you feel, did you have siblings brothers and sisters and if you did how nice were they to you, did they piss you off and aggravate you constantly or were they gentle, loving, kind and willing to spread and share love amongst you all.
How supportive were your family to you in the good times and the bad have you ever felt like a time that your family doesn’t love you and I would just like to run away from this place. I know this information I am asking of you is extravagantly personal but is just that I am so intrigued to learn more about your absolutely exciting life.
If there was a moment in time that you had the ability to change what specific moment would it have been and why or if you were able to travel forward in time to make your life better for you to have a foreseeable future what will you try to do to guarantee yourself a happy life. Don’t worry I will not share this information with anyone else I am just seeing this as an opportunity to ask you things that I would personally like to know about your life. Anyways I think I would have to go I think breaks over. Bye!!
Yours Sincerely
David Soyemi
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