AUTISM: a mental condition, present from early childhood, characterized by difficulty in communicating and forming relationships with other people, and in using language and abstract concepts. However, it is also defined in individuals by their unique strengths and differences.

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from Vancouver BC Canada
Renan Javier w/ Enrutcon

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and from Baltimore Maryland
Young Devereaux Frazier with…

COMMUNITY IN WAR WITH PEACE

I came, I saw
I left the room
gangsters itchy trigger fingers
quicker with bolts than Usain

quit poppin, quit poppin
why do the young ones keep droppin
Hear the cock, everybody drops
so communities stay fearful, always on the watch

no way to raise a family
how do you treat a wife
worse than a roll of dope or ounce of white,
on which you’ve sworn your life

every minute, every second gone
dedicated to serving the zombie throng
of vipers, of thieves
standing over young mothers, watching them bleed

I came, I saw
and I couldn’t leave the room,
crossed into rival gang territory
police won’t find me soon

But not to be, for I took a stand.
Crimson scenes end at my street
sign in my hand, shouting into the night
I’m taking the battle, no more flight

Bullets might rain from above
but hand in hand we march
not just for us, but for the dead
their blood and bones play a part

In our revival, we never retire
fighting for the good, can’t ever get tired
Young boys in the hood, trapped in the mire
Grab em by the hand, and lift them higher!

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Community at War with Peace
written by 18 year old autistic blogger, Devereaux Frazier
produced in The Neighborhood

Our Week of War  & Peace continues…
DAY5: friends & family as told by Leroy Lunaj