Matthew's Thoughts

The Role of Education in Cultural Change
My parents rarely took my brother and I out to dine at restaurants when we were young. When they did, it would be an evening table for four at a Red Lobster or Swiss Chalet or Denny’s. Their answer

Dear Summer
Dear Summer, I don’t know if you miss me. For we been together like Nike Airs and fresh tees.

Uvalde Is In Our Bones
I want to let you know something about me. Writing has become my own therapy. I’ve googled and even went

I’m Getting Used To This
All year, I had trouble getting used to this again. Every school day felt like a winter Monday ––tired before

Survive and Advance
You would think I would be so used to the sound of my morning alarm that it would no longer

An Ode to Hip Hop
The hip hop albums I’ve listened to, from Snoop Dogg’s Doggystyle to Kendrick’s To Pimp a Butterfly, have taught me

Will Smith, Ain’t No Way
I just finished texting a friend about how dope it was to see the old Aunt Viv and Aunt Vy
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