Asphalt Arts is a collaboration between ArtsWork: The Kax Herberger Center for Children & Arts, a program of the ASU Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts and the Drop in Center of Tumbleweed Center for Youth Development. The Tumbleweed Drop in Center in downtown Phoenix, AZ provides basic needs and services for homeless and at risk youth in the Phoenix community. The Asphalt Arts partnership with community based artists at Arizona State University brings a wide variety of arts programming into the center.

If you are a young person between the ages of 18 and 24 in Phoenix, interested in receiving services through the DIC, you can find us at 902 N. 5th Street, Phoenix AZ 85004 or call for more information at (6020 462-5611. If you are interested in more information about the arts programming that happens in the center, please email us at asphaltarts@gmail.com

Monday, March 23, 2009

poetry by victoria

The Other Side

I want you to see me, don't look through me, just feel me.  
For my words instill fear.  Nor everyone's like you, comes from loving homes like you.  
Had best friends, boyfriend, girlfriends who always stayed loyal, always stayed true.
And not everyone's supersmart you see.  Some had to learn it the hard way like me.  
Some had no pathway to destiny that would ultimately set them Free.
And most people don't look like you, they hate what they see.
Not everybody finds love, they just get used and messed up, forced never to trust.  
And don't think that everybody's pure and clean, you don't know what's out there and the truth can't always be seen.  
Sometimes it was never their choice, maybe someone took away their voice.
Forced to walk the streets alone with nothing but what you see and feelings that can't be shown.  
So when you look at me think about the side of things you can't see.



Mirror Image

I'm sorry for the things i did
Sorry for the pain.
Sorry that every time you cry 
at the mention of my name.
I'm sorry that you never found that
someone who was meant for you.
Sorry for all the shitty stupid things 
people do, and I'll say i'm sorry for 
the future that never came true,
And most importantly, i'm sorry for you.
Sorry that I gave up and gave in.
I'm sorry for every birthday that 
reminds me i'm alive.  
I'm sorry that our life had to be so damn unkind
And finally for waiting this long to
Say i'm sorry for living our life this 
way.

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