I looked up one day
and began
to see.
I looked up and began
to see
where I was
and
where I fit.
I began to suspect
that what I was doing
and what I wanted to do
to develop me
more completely
MIGHT
NOT
BE
THE
SAME.
And I began
to watch,
to listen,
and
to observe
all those activities that stifled
this growth.
And I became more particular
about
how I spent my time
and
who I spent it with.
Rose Marie Roybal, "I Looked Up One Day," quoted in Chicana Feminist Thought: The Basic Historical Writings (Alma García, editor), p.233
