Poetry

Why Is Life So Har
By Anonymous

Sixteen
Hit hard by life
Six months
What will I do?
Came to me so fast
The ones I love fade away
No turning back
I’m going to be a father
Really hard to think about
At this age
Stress
The most common thing to do
But I’m not letting stress
Overcome me
So much in my mind
It isn’t going to be easy
People trying to make my decisions
Staying shut isn’t going to be one of my choices
Life turned up side down
Now all I got to think about
Is me
My girl
And my son
 

Lost in War
By James A.
Shots
Soldiers
Guns
Lives extinguished
Shells
Bullets piercing flesh
Grown men cry
Mothers
Wondering if their kids
Are OK
Lost in war
Lives lost
Oil
Money
Fake bomb threats
My cousin
Lost in war
As they say
It's just another
Body
Not to us

Untitled
By Naisha

Every life,
Every spirit
Shouldn’t be wasted or thrown away
Like trash
It is a gift
A gift from God
Something we should share together
God loves us in every way
No one should say life isn’t worth living
When that is what makes us who we are
We are worth living
We should love just as God did
He believed that dying was worth doing
He made us see things
We wouldn’t see if He didn’t
God is our father
Something we should be proud of
Very proud, because he died for us
God makes us have these days of happy, sad and lonely
But when we are lonely let God in our heart
Really we aren’t alone because He is there for us
So is life
Just throwing it away is not looking at what He did
There is a reason for everything
Those reasons God knows
We shouldn’t give up
We don’t know the reasons
Just remember God knows
And life is worth living!!!
NEVER FORGET GOD IS IN EVERY STEP WE TAKE
EVERY BREATH
IN EVERYWAY 

Poetry

No Family
By Emilio A.
I stay
House to house
Place to place
When can I stay in one house?
When can I stay in one place?
Why do I have to keep moving?
I pray to God all the time
Please God, give me a chance
To find a person who can help
God, that's all I ask

Untitled
I was 12 when my house burned down
Ashes floating hear siren sounds
Smoke detectors going off
Clouds in the sky an' night falls
No brothers, no sisters, no mom or dad
Splinters in my foot walking through without a gasp
Nails through my feet, dust on my face
Walking the streets, silence is what I face
Now I sleep in the alley all alone
See crooks an' cops, feels like a twilight zone
Singing for money without a choice
I can help you I hear a yelp from someone's voice
A guy with a white suit with feathers falling down
A smile replaced his frown upside down
Got me on track
Now I ain't looking back
Twin Towers dropped
My heart just stopped
A man carried me to safety
At the station safe like heaven
My day in NY before and after
9/11

real talk
By James A.

I utilize my mind
I use my words
To build knowledge
Education
Is a power?
We must not only fight
But too
Strive
For what you believe in
Only you can control your destiny
So take hold of the steering wheel
And drive safely
If you have something better than the other person
They gonna try to bring you down
That’s their mission in life
But one thing you can do
Rise above the occasion
Which will only make you stronger
Life
Can be crazy if you make it
So be careful what you do
What you say
Can be the last thing you say in your lifetime
Take control of your life
You only have one life to live
Do it right the first time
Like if it was your last time