De'Kari

I have always had a passion for writing since childhood. Through my most difficult times, I used writing as a way to escape my surroundings.

I experienced a great deal of hardship as a child it was riddled with abuse, neglect and witnessing violence first-hand. Due to the dysfunction that surrounded me I was often uprooted and moved from place to place. After various placements with relatives, I found myself in foster care. I eventually turned to the streets which consequently led to a lot of bad choices. In turn those bad choices led to youth authority, jail & prison.

There is more more to me than the street-life. In addition to writing. I create poetry, write songs and do artwork. I love spending time with family, fishing, sports and helping youth.