This poem was written by one of the young people we worked with. Due to confidentiality issues, we can't print her name or use any of the photos we took during our sessions together.
YEP!
YEP is the future, taking time out to see your talent.
YEP is relationships, talking about your relationships with your boyfriend and figuring out how to handle your problems. It's also meeting new people.
YEP is using your mind, taking the mind to places and things that you've never done, like putting reality into skits that will help you deal with your problems.
YEP is positive, taking time out to say positive things about each other. Thinking about the positive things that happen to us that day.
YEP is care, taking time out to see how each other are doing.
YEP is communication, talking to each other about just anything.
YEP is disagreement and agreement, disagreeing about things that bother us or thought was wrong. Agreeing with each other about feelings.
YEP is fun, taking time off from all things we do during the week.
YEP is games, through games about history and just having fun with animals and people.
And most and definitely not least...
YEP is making new friends like Charles, Lionell, Beth, Melisha, Kim, Renee, Erika and Libby. They helped us, well me, realize that I am somebody. No matter what anyone else says. They never put us down and when I was feeling down they were there and that's what I call a FRIEND.
Thank you.