This blog serves as a medium between the D.C. youth incarcerated in the New Beginnings Juvenile Facilities and the outside world. Consisting of creative works composed by the scholars this blog will shed light on the talents possessed by these inspiring young men. Talents, which have been suppressed by the societal influences created by weak support systems, lack of positive role models, and inadequate resources.Feedback is strongly encouraged.
Wednesday, December 28, 2011
Sunday, December 25, 2011
Friday, November 12, 2010
Family is There
Dust to dawn
while doing wrong
I felt alone
sitting at home
on the phone still felt alone
going to school
breaking the rules
for what reason I never knew
mistreated some people
called me evil
I just didn't
like some people
people asked me
why so mean
I didn't know
do you see
now I do
I felt alone
never was I
I should've knew
family's there though
everything always though
-R
while doing wrong
I felt alone
sitting at home
on the phone still felt alone
going to school
breaking the rules
for what reason I never knew
mistreated some people
called me evil
I just didn't
like some people
people asked me
why so mean
I didn't know
do you see
now I do
I felt alone
never was I
I should've knew
family's there though
everything always though
-R
Too Young
Too young to be over DC Jail
But you can't be afraid
So to stay out of trouble you watch TV and play spades
You try to be cool and protect your space
Because didn't want to get in a fight
And get maced
Too young to smoke
But you are never too young to hope
But you can't be afraid
So to stay out of trouble you watch TV and play spades
You try to be cool and protect your space
Because didn't want to get in a fight
And get maced
Too young to smoke
But you are never too young to hope
Thursday, November 4, 2010
My Shine by JE
Its my shine to get my grind, you only get one time.
Because people hate when you rich, but love you when you broke.
I didn't know I had so many enemies before.
Missing my men, losing my men to the chain gang.
people talking like they changed, but they back to the same thing.
I'm like damn, your back to the same thing you did,
six months waste of your life on the block, smoking weed, raping, shooting dice.
Man, it's time to to make a change,
you cant keep living this life and thinking you living the chain gang.
R.I.P, Paul, Erica, Hump. Damn, my men, my family,
make a change! Man it's only right.
Because people hate when you rich, but love you when you broke.
I didn't know I had so many enemies before.
Missing my men, losing my men to the chain gang.
people talking like they changed, but they back to the same thing.
I'm like damn, your back to the same thing you did,
six months waste of your life on the block, smoking weed, raping, shooting dice.
Man, it's time to to make a change,
you cant keep living this life and thinking you living the chain gang.
R.I.P, Paul, Erica, Hump. Damn, my men, my family,
make a change! Man it's only right.
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