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Could someone please explain to me why a mother in Queens is grieving her 12-year-old daughter's suicide? The New York Post reported that a troubled tween, Gabrielle Molina, was found in her bedroom hanging from a ceiling fan by a belt after 2pm on Wednesday (5/22). Her parents, brother, sister, and are devastated, her neighbors completely in shock because she was such a sweet, beautiful little girl. The girl's aunt, Irma, is left with memories of how her niece wanted to sing and dance.  Gabrielle has become yet another unfortunate fatality, due to the rise of bullying, both at school and online. Young people, teenagers,Tweens, and even younger have gotten themselves involved and obsessed with harassing their peers as making life more difficult than it already is. It's pretty sad to say, but the Golden Rule and love of neighbor seems to be waning daily, more and more.  Just the night before, I performed at open mic (in the valley) and the piece I felt compelled to give was ...

I have been told that I write a lot of angry poetry. While this is true, I don't think this means that I am an angry poet. It just means that a lot of injustices make my blood pressure rise higher than unemployment. My past few performances have included spoken word pieces on bullying, domestic violence, and even a poetic fictional story about a young woman finding the strength to forgive her rapist. Most people who know me, or even claim to know me, know what an awkward, bubbly chick I am. But a series of events have unveiled itself that have led to write the whimsical raging literary prose that I do. I still have not seen the "Bully" documentary (and it's even out on DVD & Blu-Ray, I know) but still intend to watch it. Despite the fact that it is an ageless problem, I define a bully as the bain of humankind's downfall. Many theories have been created to explain its very origin and still as a whole, we humans tend to agree to disagree with passionate conf...

I read this awesome column on the Troy Record website, originally posted from the Salt Lake Tribune regarding violence and sex on TV. Scott Pierce, a TV critic, expresses the gruesome series America is sucked into, such as The Walking Dead, Hannibal, Grimm and Supernatural. As I re-read this column, I can't help but think of how the bubble guts appeared when I saw previews of Spartacus. Each one to their own is the way of the world, but the irony is that people enjoy this. Sex and violence include heavy graphics and imagery that imprints your conscience...well it has that ability if you let it. Pierce included the scenario about how he has held countless conversations with parents who aren't sure of what shows are okay for their kids. He explains the vivid bloodshed and murder in the scenes but the parents ask about any sexual content. My human wants to yell, "FOOLS! You beautiful, ignorant fools! What about the fight scenes and the use of weapons? You're only co...