Flourished Gold… A Poem Of Birth And Adversity
I didn’t ask to be born into this world
I was forced into it
Like a seed planted
Watered and blessed with sunlight to sprout
Cultivated by a life within
Nurtured by milk and river water
Cuddled to a mother’s breast
Who didn’t want me,
Brought into this life as an accident
A mistake made and taken for granted
A financial burden to tow around
And use for tax deductions
Now I am grown
Now I have flourished
Now you march, bringing axe to a tree
In the hopes you can cut me down
Hello! We’re D.J. Hoskins
We are Davena and Jason Hoskins, co-authors of 30+ books and siblings who write under the pseudonym D.J. Hoskins. Three years apart and in our twenties, we have been fascinated by stories from a young age. Davena is a student attending Princeton University, and Jason attends Georgetown University.
