I picked a skateboard and
had a newfound friend that
kept me busy most of the days
after school Trick after trick, we
would learn, riding around the
blacktops of school campuses.
This was my outlet. Skating was
where I felt most free from
everything that going on around
me. I also found friends that I kept busy with. which also steered me away
from gangs and drug abuse, although by this time I had already tried a bit
of marijuana and smoking cigarettes. I was just happy I wasn't living in
fear and disappointment while skating.