CHRISTINA LIVES IN THE BRONX, NY AS THE THIRD OLDEST OF SIX DAUGHTERS. STARTED WRITING POETRY AT THE AGE 17 DUE TO AN AGGRESSIVE FIGHT BETWEEN FAMILY MEMBERS SHE LIVED WITH AT THE TIME. SHE LOVES TO WRITE ABOUT HER EXPERIENCES, WHICH IS HOW SHE STARTED TO WRITE POETRY. CHRISTINA IS CURRENTLY IN HER LAST YEAR OF HIGH SCHOOL AND PLANS TO GO TO COLLEGE TO PURSUIT A CAREER AS A WRITER.
MY FIRST TIME WAS SPECIAL ALRIGHT
HE MADE ME FEEL SPECIAL.
HE MADE ME SMELL SPECIAL.
THERE WAS BLOOD DRIPPING FROM MY INNER THIGH AND ON HIM.
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I WRITE FOR ME.
I WRITE HIM.
I WRITE FOR THEM.
I WRITE FOR THE INSLAVED CHILDREN.
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To the man my heart aches over i want to take the time to say thank you.
Thank you for the sleepless nights
Thank you for the non-stop crying episodes i have to deal with on a daily basis
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In my life war is yelling at each other, calling each other stupid for no reason.
Not that there is a reason in the first place.
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