I remember very well the year of 1989. It was New
Year’s Eve. My sister, my brother and I had already
gotten presents from our mother and grandmother.
We were going to celebrate New Year’s Eve only
with our friends. Everything was ready but we did not
have a Christmas tree.
I decided to get one. I went to a certain place,
cut a tree, brought it home and everyone was very
happy. We decorated the tree, celebrated
New Year’s Eve and had a good time.
I was afraid of everything for I knew what was waiting
for me the next day. A man came to my house and
Told my grandmother what I had done. She had to pay
for the Christmas tree. I felt very foolish and sad.
N.V.
from Her Eyes Were Truth, writings by residents of the Battered Women & Children’s Shelter of Bexar County. 2006
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We were on our way to pick up my oldest brother
from his girlfriend’s house in Floresville, Texas. I was
in the back of the truck and that night I saw the Milky
Way and a satellite. The Milky Way looked kind of
like a faded light with dark white dots which were the
stars. The satellite was two blinking lights. Red and
blue, I think. They were not that bright. It was a very
scary dark night. I could hear noises in the woods that
were surrounding us. They sounded like someone was
walking in the woods. The sound of crickets was also
heard. They were very loud. I was with my brother
Adam in the back of the truck. He didn’t do much
because I guess he had already seen them before. I
was excited. I had never seen the Milky Way before. I
was amused!
A.P.
from Her Eyes Were Truth, writings by residents of the Battered Women & Children’s Shelter of Bexar County. 2006
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When I Sleep
I don’t have dreams.
It is pitch black.
It is like a computer screen when it’s turned off.
I may hear the click of the heater going on and off.
I don’t feel anything when I am sleep.
I am a deep sleeper.
I don’t feel anything when I am sleep unless
it is my sister rolling me off the bed to wake me up!
Sometimes I don’t even feel that.
I may have a dream of me falling
but it is just my sister pushing me off the bed!!
L.G
from Her Eyes Were Truth, writings from residents of the Battered Women & Children’s Shelter of Bexar County. 2006
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El amor es lo mas bello
de todos los sentimientos
del ser humano. Brinda
amor y recibirás amor
Y si no lo recibes no
importa, Tu brindalo
y no esperes nada a
cambio.
Y que Dios te bendiga
por leer mis palabras.
Gracias.
L.
from Her Eyes Were Truth, writings by residents of the Battered Women and Children’s Shelter of Bexar County. 2006
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I’ve gone a long way
But haven’t got very far
It’s been a million days
But I can’t move fast, I’m stuck in tar
My life is on slow mo
All I can do is look out the window
Randy
from Give or Take, writings by residents of the Turman Halfway House.2011
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The countdown starts with only ten days ahead
And just to think, two years ago I could have been
dead
And as all kinds of thoughts rush through my head
I wonder if I could’ve prevented what was said.
Thinking about the world inside out and never out
side in
In the back of my mind thinking if I really care
about goin’ to the free
Or goin’ to the pen
Of all the things, all I remember is the pain
Wonder why? Cuz it’s the only thing I felt as Mom
Said she missed me through the lonely Holidays
And now I’m almost home but the pain hasn’t left
It feels like a scythe in the grip of Death
About to cut my life short
Or send me to the pen
But then I snap back into reality, and everything
becomes clear
It’s like I was never asleep, but I was for more
than a thousand years
Mom, I see the truth now and no one can stop what’s
already in progress
The countdown starts with just ten days ahead
Matthew
from Give or Take, writings by residents of the Turman Halfway House.2011.
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