My Name

by Danny
This poem was contributed by a student
at the Heritage High School in East Harlem

Artwork done by: Justin Young

My name is Danny it means power and respects
my name is popular
It is a star.
My name is the center
of the world.
My name is suffering.
My name is athletic, it is powerful.
My name is sexy, it has a poetic appeal
my name has inner meaning
my name is Dutch,
But I have no background.
My name is mostly white but inside is the soul of an
intelligent black male.
My name is manly.
My name -- bad it is -- the basis of evil.
My name is great it contains the honor of god.
My name brings confusion to those who can't
understand.
To those who won't understand, those who hate me,
and those who dislike me.
My name begins with D and ends with Why?
My name is the answer.
My name is a question.
My name is who I am.
My name is DANNY.