LIFE Poem: Long Journey

Written by a young person at Clark Children and Family Justice Center

Started off as a baby
The life I chose was crazy

When I was young
I was smart but still dumb

I made a lot of mistakes
& some promises I would break

I started playing sports
& hung out with some dorks

Then I got a call & jumped
off the porch

I just wanted to change
the life I lived was lame

But life is not a game
I should’ve stayed the same

No one to blame
my life ain’t the same

wit Me & my bros
on a long journey filled with goals.