A Boy In Letters - Page 3 of 4 - Letters from a voiceless boy

Obecny, Nie Idealny | Present, Not Perfect

Foreword / Introduction This poem is a bit different from what I usually write, but my twin sister Aniela asked me to write it, so I did. I'll share the…

Mental health Personal Experiences poetry Politics

There Is No Tomorrow

Foreword / Introduction I have a preference for political poems, but I also know that talking about specific causes will always make people really upset. Being 13, that's not exactly…

Mental health Poem poetry

The Blackness That Lives Inside My Chest

Foreword / Introduction Hey everyone, it’s been pretty quiet here with summer break going on. I’ll try to share more soon. I don’t want to say much about this next…

Autism Mental health Mutism Personal Experiences

My Life, My Voice, My Story

Our society is filled with expectations, regardless of how we feel about them. It's like I'm basically required to say I am "an autistic boy," as most people prefer identity-first…

Personal Experiences Poem poetry

Someone Worth Holding On To

Foreword / Introduction Sometimes people forget that foster care isn’t just hard for the children in the system who come and go. It’s hard for the children who are already…

Personal Experiences Poem poetry

Why would you want a broken child like me?

Foreword / Introduction This poem speaks where I cannot. It's part of my series sharing my raw feelings about foster care and adoption. To my adoptive parents: I mean no…

Autism Mental health Mutism Personal Experiences poetry

You weren’t there! You don’t know what I went through!

Foreword / Introduction This is my first poem that's just from my gut feelings, not like the political ones I usually write. It's gonna be about my real emotions, so…

poetry

Not the Same Planet

Foreword I usually focus on conflicts and war in my protest poetry, because writing about the environment feels a bit cliché—so many poets already do it. But since today is…

poetry

The World We Pretend to Fix

Foreword This is the longest poem I’ve written until today, and I know I’ll get one major criticism: not talking about the Israel-Gaza war. I did this on purpose. One…

Poezja

Złość w środku

Przedmowa Zwykle nie dzielę się swoją polską poezją, bo jest bardziej osobista niż angielskie wiersze, które piszę na tego bloga. Ale pisząc tutaj, chcę się odważyć pokazać więcej siebie –…