If I Could Turn Back Time
Age 16, Michigan, USA It all started about a month ago. Things were going so well for us. We had been dating for almost 6 months when you started pushing me away. I could tell something was [...]
Blame Games
Age 17, USA Asking you to forgive me is something I’ve already done. But no matter how many times I ask you, you will never tell me in clear words that you forgive me or if I was [...]
GRAY
Age 15, St. Louis, Missouri GRAY BY: MEGAN WINDLE Your body is a stuffed animal, Shoved into a wooden coffin, Put on display For hollowed eyes The color of The ocean and the sky And everything [...]
Bullied. Broken. But Look At Me Now
Age 14, Idaho, USA Dear Me, I hope you can forgive me. I knew better than to break that pencil sharpener. I needed a release, and this was what I’d chosen. I was alone, bullied, broken, and [...]
Because It Leaves Pain For Others
Age 16, Montana, USA In eighth grade, I had my first ever girlfriend. She was someone I could be open with. I was told I was going to hell because I liked girls. She broke up with me, then told [...]
The War I Won
Age now 17, Pennsylvania, USA To the me I was at 15, I forgive you. I forgive you for hating yourself. I forgive you for punishing yourself for the violent sexual acts that were done to you that [...]
I’ll See You In My Dreams
Age 17, New York, USA Bella and I were the best of friends since the first grade. We hung out everyday after school and never had a dull moment between us. You could say we made other girls [...]