survival

Today I am beyond grateful For the ones who stayed The loved ones that remained strong When my life broken into a million pieces Who held steady While I learned

The sentiment is sweet The feeling is there When those saving your life are trying to show that they care Statements like "It's a miracle that you are alive" B

Miracle boy

A young boy No older than the age of thirteen Had a life altering night Like one of a bad dream The sound of a bullet screams past his head As the second one p

A Small victory We only need one To shift ones perspective That life can move on One step at a time One foot out the door One small little inkling that life can

I lead a vessel A vessel of souls Whose lives were cut short And seek passage home Their bodies remain grounded But their spirits still roam As I stand steady

LA

There is a whole world out there A wild, vast, beautiful world out there Beyond the block, Beyond the street That restricts and constrains A world where people

Absorb all the hits and punches thrown toward you Maybe not physical But emotional abuse Words are painful And can leave you black & blue But You Take the hits

An orchestrated symphony Ebbing and flowing to the melody Meticulous fastidious With a desire to avoid a casualty Many unique parts Each vital to the tune Some

Demarlon Jernigan

One life Two months too late Three injuries By the fourth Five times pushing fate Awaiting the gate But life couldn't wait I was a little too late

I don't walk I Run towards danger It's how I'm trained I'm not a stranger I have been called to Serve my fellow man That's why I cannot duck But firmly stand.

You don't own me

A body made of flesh and bones Has a soul, a spirit, and a future of unknowns A silver bullet delivered by a brother May have altered my fate But I lived a life

"Mental health is a real thing... It's a lost art in the hood." -DA

"It is hard For a small flame To stay alight Laden with constant winds. Do we blame the flame When the flame falters, Fades, or dies?" -CHC

This kid is a fighter, A do or die-er, A heart-stopper, Re-starter. Never falter. A never should have made it. Shouldn't be alive. Continues To not only survive

You wonderful girl! You are holding the entire world. You are brave and strong, Although things are scary and wrong. You can make a difference! You can feel who