October 13
th
2020
Abdul Moiz Hadi
Spoken Word
When I was 14 years old my father had kicked me out of the house. It was April 19
th
2015 I
woke up around 8 am, I had gotten into a fight with my dad over religion. My whole life he was very
forceful on putting his beliefs onto me. At this point I was fed up with him and got into a fight by
calling him names and telling him off. He too was fed up with me and decided it was time for me to
leave. I packed my things and left my house so I didn't have to deal with being oppressed by my own
family.
I started out by staying out sleeping on a park bench, the first week wasn't too bad I felt a huge
weight off my shoulder from all the stress I've been dealing with. While still going to school I was
applying to every place I possibly could, I got a job a Wal-mart, and Locanda which was an Italian
restaurant. During this time I would still hang out with my friends, constantly be working, and
attending school everyday trying to keep up with the world. I would constantly be reminded of what
