Raised on Almost

This book is for the kids who grew up early.
For the ones who learned hunger before hope and silence before safety.

These poems speak about empty fridges, borrowed joy,
loud nights, serious choices
and the quiet weight of surviving things no one warned you about.
They hold childhood memories that linger,
arguments overheard,
fear swallowed,
and love strained by what it couldn't afford.

This is not a story of being saved.
It's a record of surviving.

Raised on Almost is an ongoing slam poetry collection about poverty, family, and the cost of getting through the day.
Because surviving isn't beautiful.
It's necessary.