Vincent Smith School Senior Overcomes Learning Difficulties and Graduates
Mark Irving’s favorite quote could be the tag line for his entire school experience: “If you fight for your dreams, your dreams will fight for you.”
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Now that he’s graduating high school, his teachers and others who’ve come in contact with Mark all comment on how proud they are of his progress and accomplishments. But no one is more proud than Mark is of himself, which, for a teenager with a learning disorder, is the greatest achievement of all.
You’ll Be You and I’ll Be Me
By Mark Irving
You can call it a fantasy
I call it reality
I’m just living life
Hanging out with my friends
And doing what we do makes me feel alright
I’m not that interested in that expensive thing
I’m better off showing you my own bling
I think about this when I’m under a tree
And now I know what kind of person I want to be
Now I see oh now I see and it’s clear to me
That you’ll be you and I’ll be me
Why do I keep acting like a kid
That’s something that I should really get rid
But I don’t care if others think it’s wrong
I’m glad with who I am and will always stay strong
Nothing is better than to relax
When it’s time to put on a show
It’s time to put on an act
You can’t change me because that’s never
Going to happen
Looking good is my kind of fashion
Now I see oh now I see and it’s clear to me
That you’ll be you and I’ll be me
I still don’t understand much about the world
It’s okay if I’m not with a girl
But now I know and now I see what kind of person
I want to be
Now I see oh now I see and it’s clear to me
That you’ll be you and I’ll be me
Vincent Smith School
322 Port Washington Blvd
516-365-4900
vincentsmithschool.org
Image: Mark Irving overcame dyslexia and now writes his own rap songs