Vol. 9, No. 2 • May 2005

...emo kid... A poem by Devon, age 15
this is a story of… a kid that was emo… and in every direction… his heart would just let go… he had a few friends… he thought that he knew… but ever he need them… they never came through… he once had a family… but now they’re long lost… and being himself… is the price that it cost… his mother betrayed him… his father the same… the only thing they feel for him… is a feeling of shame… he was so many things… all wrapped into one… that when he let his feelings show… the world began to shun… and what the world started… the kid now knew… that it would be impossible… for him to pull through… what did this kid do???… to deserve such a fate… a life filled with sorrow… sadness and hate…	the kid did his best… and tried not to frown… but all of the hatred… slowly brought him down… his teachers did nothing… his friends did the same… and now his heart was… consumed by the pain… he thought, “I should die… that will fix my life”… so he sulked to the kitchen… looking for a knife… he made a quick slit… he realized right away… that this was not his time to go… at least not this day… so he put the knife down… and wiped the blood away… and saw that what I just did… would be there every day… this kid goes on in life… the way it was before… but he doesn’t care… it makes him hate life more… if you want the truth… that’s what you should see… that emo kid lived on… that emo kid was me…
Devon received $20 for having his poem published in the print edition of Fostering Perspectives

Depressed by Amanda, age 15

Someone, something has to let you down. Why do you allow it? If you cry, you want to fly. If you shed tears, God won’t let you fear. If you can hear them cry, you can help If you just try. If you can’t talk, Or take a walk, let your feelings out: That’s what it’s all about. Amanda received $15 for having her poem published in the print edition of Fostering Perspectives

 

By Joy Elizabeth, age 13
Joy Elizabeth received $15 for having her work published in the print edition of Fostering Perspectives.

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