Lack Of Guidance, Guided Me

I never really thought I would even want to write about my life. Probably because of where I grew up, the challenges in my life, and the fact that according to stats in the ’80s, I should probably be dead or locked up.

I will never forget the day that Mr. Smith told me I would not live to see 21. My first reaction was anger, I lashed out verbally. Then I went home and cried. I cried because he didn’t believe in me, because I really did not know what I wanted to do with my life and the…