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Before I went to Pongo I was scared to let my feelings out. I felt like I was going to be judged. I felt more comfortable sharing with Pongo. It helped me feel better.
The waves washing over me
While my lungs screamed for relief
Silently drowning anything that
Dared to swim
– “Finding Air” by a Pongo youth writer
at CSTC (pp 12)
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I see stars in my new beginning.
It smells like fresh laundry,
tastes like chocolate,
looks like the universe.
– “My Past” by a Pongo youth writer at the Clark Children & Family Justice Center (pp 38)
ALL TITLES BY PONGO POETRY PROJECT
Where Hope Seems Impossible
"Where Hope Seems Impossible" features Pongo youth poetry from the Clark Children & Family Justice Center, the Echo Glen Children's Center, the Child Study and Treatment Center, and Well-Versed Pongo Poets Online, authored between Fall 2020 and Spring 2024.
The Story of My Heart
"The Story of My Heart" features Pongo youth poetry from the Child Study & Treatment Center– the only state-run psychiatric hospital for youth in Washington State – authored between Fall 2010 and Spring 2020.
The Shadow Beside Me
"The Shadow Beside Me" features Pongo youth poetry from the Clark Children & Family Justice Center – King County’s Juvenile Detention facility – authored between Fall 2015 and Spring 2020.
Above the Water of My Sorrows
“Above the Water of My Sorrows” features Pongo youth poetry from the Clark Children & Family Justice Center – King County’s Juvenile Detention facility – authored between Fall 2011 and Spring 2015.
There Had to Have Been Someone
“There Had to Have Been Someone” features Pongo youth poetry from the Clark Children & Family Justice Center – King County’s Juvenile Detention facility – authored between Fall 2007 and Spring 2011.
See What Goes On Behind My Masks
“See What Goes on Behind My Masks” features Pongo youth poetry from Lambert House – a Seattle area resource center for LGBTQIA+ youth – authored between 2002 and 2003.
I Lost My Sense of Protection
“I Lost My Sense of Protection” features Pongo youth poetry from the Echo Glen Children’s Center – a juvenile rehabilitation facility near Seattle, WA – authored between 2000 and 2001.
