Tears of a Ghetto Child

Author John W. Frisby IV, has always had a passion for the arts. In his early days, he first fell in love with writing simply because it allowed an overly shy child, to express his self to the opposite sex. In his writing, he could say what he otherwise could not verbally. Soon after when the shyness had vacated, he would still turn to writing as a way of coping with his surroundings and situations. Growing up in the city of Philadelphia the author witnessed a lot, and his poetry began to expand in topics and in depth. The more he witnessed the more he wrote, wishing that somehow he could reach out to others in similar situations, and let them know that they are not alone, and that together things can get better. The first step to making something better is to identify the situation, and with that thought in mind, TEARS OF A GHETTO CHILD was born……