The Struggle

I Once Found Myself Lying On My Bunk Inside My Cell Waking Up With A Desperation That Made Me Feel How Insignificant My Existence Was. I Went Over The Memories Of My Life And At That Time I Felt I Had Lived Through So Much And That Gave Me The Delusion Of Having Had A Hard Life. That Day In A California Youth Authority In Ventura County The Urge For This Book Was Born. At The Time I Didn’T Know It But Whatever Misfortunes I Felt I Had Had Up To That Point Were Only A Minor Part Of The Life That Awaited Me.The Lie That I Was Ready To Cope With A Society That I Hardly Knew Anything Of Was Soon To Become A Rude Awakening With A Lifelong Learning Experience. I Feel Fortunate That In The Midst Of My Ignorance I Have Been Able To Learn Certain Lessons That Have Helped Me Pull Forward And Rebuild My Life Along With A Wonderful Wife And Amazing Kids. The Struggle Has Been Real From Being Born In A Country That Was At The Time Fighting A War Against Communism To Coming To A Country At Twelve Years Old And By Fourteen Being Homeless In The Streets And Getting Sentenced To Twenty-Five Years To Life For A Crime That I Didn’T Commit.Yet The Hardest Part Was Getting Out And Really Learning What Life Was About And Through That Learning I Find Myself Today Writing About This Brief Memory Of My Life.