Denzhone Burdette
HFR Writer
Denzhone Burdette is a member of the Tonto Apache Tribe in Payson, Arizona. She is a 14-year-old freshman at Payson High School who writes poems and wants to pursue a career in the medical field. This is her first poem accepted for publication. Her poem acknowledges the importance of her family and how it feels to feel nostalgic for a childhood almost over.