So many times as young people it feels like you don't have a voice.    How many times have you told yourself, I'm not going to say anything because no one is listening anyway?

 

Perhaps you are angry, afraid, feeling lost, confused and not feeling validated by the adults around you.    You've seen too much, you've felt too much.  

 

You've heard too much and you've been disappointed enough.    Too many of you are tired of your parents being locked up behind bars and not being an active part of your life.    

 

Too many of you have lost a parent to drugs, alcohol, dangerous life styles and you are angry.   Too many of you have been left by the wayside to figure it out on your own. 

 

Too many of you have been abused or hurt by someone you personally knew and you feel trapped or silenced because of fear.

 

We see your tears dripping down your tear stained faces, the look of sadness, the heavy heart and sighing, the brokenness... as you try to figure it out,  transitioning through life to that place called adulthood.   Well, enough is enough!   

 

The time is now for you to speak and be heard.  This is your time to speak loud and confidently.    Yell if you need too!    Scream if you must!  Say it in your voice!    Be comfortable in your skin!

 

What you have to say is what needs to be said.  You do have a voice.  What you say counts and it is important. We feel your pain, we understand your anger and we desire to hold your brokenness.  Hopefully one day, you can embrace healing.

 

Someone is really listening.    Release the anger before it destroys you.....  breathe.........