Month: September 2020

by KH, Sacramento My temper is like no other because I never could be able to control myself at the right time. I would never be able to speak on my feelings, and when I could, or did, I would still shut down, because I also had a busy mother.  I would make it harder on myself by not telling her how I really felt, and that’s a somewhat start as in why. My friends at school were the two girls I grew up with and always felt insecure about myself, because I would play “boy games” as in soccer,

by Cecilia, San Mateo I have three inspiring people in my life, my mom, my aunt, and my grandma. My grandma has always been inspiring to me. When I was little she would tell me all kinds of stories about when she was little. My grandma was raised in Campeche, Mexico. When she was young her mom never allowed her to go to school. She would tell my grandma “la escuela para los ricos” (school is for the rich). My grandma’s older sister was my mom’s biological mother. My grandma had three sisters and a brother. Two of her sisters

by JO, Yolo They calling me a monster I know I needa changeAin’t lookin’ for a good job ain’t lookin’ for yo’ praiseNeed to stop doing what I’m doing and start thinkin’ like a manTime to grow up the life I’m living ain’t no gameYou don’t know how much I struggle with thinking different everydayAll this anger, pain, regret, inside me it’s so hard to tameWaking up thinking I’m home but I’m still inside this cageHaving dreams I’m on the outs waking up still in these chainsOnly time I’m happy when I’m sleep in different realities‘Cause I’m in my real