Foreword / Introduction Sometimes people forget that foster care isn’t just hard for the children in the system who come and go. It’s hard for the children who are already there, watching everything change. When I was in foster care, I met a boy who remained like a brother to me. What I saw him … Read more
Foreword / Introduction This poem speaks where I cannot. It’s part of my series sharing my raw feelings about foster care and adoption. To my adoptive parents: I mean no offense—I respect you deeply. But these are my unfiltered truths. Poem: Why would you want a broken child like me? [Confessional poetry] I’m not like … Read more
Foreword / Introduction This is my first poem that’s just from my gut feelings, not like the political ones I usually write. It’s gonna be about my real emotions, so some of these poems might have cuss words, like this one does. Poem: You weren’t there! You don’t know what I went through! [Confessional poetry] … Read more