Shakira wrote her first poem, entitled "La Rosa De Cristal" (The Crystal Rose), when she was only four years old. After receiving a typewriter as a gift, she began to write poems constantly. Her poems eventually evolved into songs. At the age of eight, after an older brother was killed in a motorcycle accident, Shakira became inspired to write her first song, which is entitled "Tus Gafas Escuras" (Your Dark Glasses) and documents her father's grief.