June 12, 2017 7:30 PM Aaron was known as a businessman. He owned several shops around D.C., grocery stores, gas stations, and even a barbershop. He also helped families struggling to survive; he bought a 50-year-old abandoned building and renovated it. Once it was finished he turned it into a youth center. Not just […]
Read More Incarcerated Letters – Letter Three: Hero in DisguiseJune 8, 2017 3:00 PM I received mail earlier today, and have yet to open it. In the past, I’d get hate mail from people who admired Aaron. Everything from people saying I should be executed, to death threats. There were even people who assumed I came on to Aaron and when he turned […]
Read More Incarcerated Letters – Letter Two: The VisitorIncarcerated Letters Letter One Flashbacks June 1, 2017 11:00 AM I was sexually abused for the first time when I was six. The same man everyone considered a hero was the same man who took away my childhood. The abuse lasted up until the age of sixteen. I still remember those last few assaults. It […]
Read More Incarcerated Letters – Letter One: Flashbacks10/4/18 I need healing. My journal no longer claims me; even she has no answers And… Writing poetry feels forced now. I need healing… And my pens running out of ink. I need healing from the same demons that were there at age 4 and 5 and again at 11, 12, 13, and 19. Dissociating […]
Read More 10/4/18 – Untitled (Poetry)Suicide is a subject that is not talked about as much as it needs to be. From my perspective, the conversation is only had once someone makes an attempt or dies as a result of suicide. That being said, there are advocates who work hard daily to spread awareness. Recently two well-known celebrities, Kate Spade and Anthony Bourdain, reportedly […]
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