I remember being outside a lot. I lived in the Mobile Home Park on Joyce Ln in Elgin from birth-6 years old. I remember more summer than I do any other season. I was outside all the time. Two of my best friends lived across the street. Joe who was a few years older than …
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Early Childhood: Part 1
I was born at Humana Hospital in Hoffman Estates, IL on October 17th, 1983. My first home was at 855 Joyce Ln in Elgin, IL. A well kept small mobile home tucked inside a mobile home park located between Sadler Ave and Villa St. It was a poor working class neighborhood. Small yards and narrow …
Vulnerability
It’s scary to write I feel trepidation at expressing my thoughts Because I know my thoughts, my feelings, my convictions aren’t the norm It’s scary to write I want to let myself out in deeper ways But I don’t want to hurt or confuse the people in my life. It’s scary to write To make …
Poetry and Politics 