Dear Readers, There seem to be two types of people: those who believe that vulnerability equates with weakness and those who recognize that being truly vulnerable shows strength of character. Until just a few years ago, I believed the...
By: Rosa I slowly die inside From all the times I’ve cried I’ve cried for you. You look at me with your beautiful eyes You look right through me like I was never alive I am invisible. I’ll always...
By: Amber B. Age 16 Dear Mommy, I never understood why we never had that close mother/daughter relationship. Everyday since I was little, I dreamed about being with you and all my sisters and brother. We had that homie...
By: Anonymous Death is not the greatest loss in life. The greatest loss is what dies inside While still alive.
By: Erin Garrett Age 16 My lifestyle is a living hell. Wake up in the morning, knowing that I’m in jail. When I heard the sound of handcuffs, I thought I was tough. Thinking, thinking, thinking my life is really rough....
By: Melissa V. If I had all the money I wanted or thought I needed, that really wouldn’t fix anything. I’m a drug addict. I would probably buy meth and overdose on it, Because money can’t take my sadness...
By: O.J. The world I live in hates me so- They don’t accept, this I know- They lie in my face and tell me I’m good- But nothing of that kind ever comes from the hood.