Poems from Brooke Gladney

God 1st, Fam 2nd
Valdosta State University '16
Sr. Marketing & Management Major
African American Studies Minor
College Park, GA
Life is hard enough as it is. Something has to give. Struggling every day, but I thought that a life of luxury was the American way. Tell...
I once had a friend
We used to chill.
I once had a friend
That was there no matter what.
I once had a friend
I thought was true.
I once had...
Grass grows year round.
It starts green and it turns brown, as the seasons change.
Dirt becomes mud because of the rain.
Nature can’t be...
Have you ever seen a breeze?
But you couldn’t feel it
No screen or television involved
That’s where I’m at in my life
Soon I will feel...