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O’Brien, 35: Patrol officer
By Emma Van LieshoutWalking up and down every street,
Every day – thump, thump, thump
Go my boots.
Walking past the park
Every day – thump, thump, thump
Goes the wino’s stereo.
About My Life
By Brady BarnesI messed up with my life
Now I get held with a knife
I am out here trying to survive
I’m glad I’m still alive
I sit in JDC
Thinking how my life is going to be
My dad told me I would be aborted
To my mom I was important
Steve Harmon, age 16: Prisoner
By Paige BreyfogleThey say they help,
They ain’t no good.
Ask for food,
Barely get kelp.
I wish I could just be
F r e e
Anthony Witherspoon
By Tori ShephardEating my thoughts,
Twisting my mind,
Her shadow passes through,
My words I can’t find.
She looks to me, waiting,
Her eyes pierce my heart,
I know what is coming,
I can’t let it start.