DB 2026 · Voices on the Inside: A Poetic Justice Self-Portrait Poetry and Photography Exhibit

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DB 2026

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White Rose,

They say everything broken can be fixed
but that destruction still shifts
that pain will forever exist
i’m just tryna learn to cope with it

those negative thoughts
I try to resist
but the devil is persistent,
I’ve been firm in my new path
breaking through the shades of numbness,
due to the substances
I once abused.

At times, my way gets confused
footing knocked off
getting ruled by my temptations
but i’m God’s creation
so all situations?
I face ‘em
believing that i’m never forsaken
this is just HERSTORY
in the making.

Physical freedom is nearby
in just patiently waiting for my time
I feel my soul went ghost
when my brother died

Poetry brought me back to life

Red roses to white
like a root growing beneath the concrete creepin between the cracks
meeting the sun's peak
smooth by imperfect
abused but still rooted
that never dies but always grows
White Rose.

Creator

Written by DB, 2026

Format

Self-Portrait and Poem

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Citation

Written by DB, 2026, “DB 2026,” Voices on the Inside: A Poetic Justice Self-Portrait Poetry and Photography Exhibit, accessed September 29, 2026, https://library.csusm.edu/context-library-series/voicesontheinside/document/249.

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