My Generation
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In my generation, there is no going outside to play
We have to hustle hard to make sure we have a place to stay.
From the Inside: Someone Always Will Have It Worse Than Me
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I quit feeling bad for myself once I started looking at life from somebody else's perspective.
Forgive
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How can I forgive you and not myself?
I can’t forgive myself, yet I can forgive everybody else.
I forgive you for never being there.
I forgive you for never acting like you cared.
The Hardest Thing I Ever Had to Tell My Parents
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I couldn’t face my mom. I was hoping the operator would come and save me again. This time I would definitely hang up.
The Start of My Prison Term
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I will never forget when the steel cell door slammed shut behind me. I stood in the darkness trying to fix my eyes and readjust the thoughts that were telling me this was not home. That this tiny space would not, could not be where I would spend a nickel of my life.
Obey the Signs or End Up Like Me
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Seventeen years ago, at the age of 16, I sat in a juvenile hall holding cell waiting to be booked in on first-degree murder charges, three attempted murders, a gun and gang enhancement.