P.O.P.S. writer Kei’Arri McGruder hits hard with cold truth about survival
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War Zone
by Kei’Arri McGruder
I come from where people use their allies as caskets
and children as soldiers
We have our own war in the ghetto
most kids give in to drugs
and other sorts of things
most kids just join a gang
but they’ll pack you out
no matter age or gender
this is a war zone
survival of the fittest
and to survive
you must have a pack
or your life can end
just like that
POPS is a high school club that welcomes all those whose lives have been touched by prison. We offer a space where members are encouraged to write, talk and paint their truths. At POPS we thrive on seeing the world as it is while imagining it as it could be. We are creating hope by tackling shame and fear. We are building a community based on dignity and openness.
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