“I don’t believe you; I don’t care; it’s your own fault anyway; GET OUT OF MY SIGHT!” I grew up hurting, yet no one even knew. My father passed away when I was young; I have cried so many tears over my dad, I’m ashamed to admit the tears have come out of selfishness not out of grief. You see, when my dad passed away my life became dangerous, neglectful and full of so much pain. I cry because I wanted the childhood my father planned for me, I cry because he was the first perso

Ever since I can remember, I was taught that love is nothing more than a feeling, They told me that it's only an emotion that resides inside, Even the dictionary definition defines it as the following: "A strong feeling of affection. To feel deep affection or sexual love." This is what they taught us, Us as in my generation, But they miseducated us, So now we don't know what love is or how it can be felt, And when someone says: “I love you" We believe it, But as I grew older,

“February the 5th 2017. The day the person I loved first drew blood from me” Let’s rewind back to September 2013, my first day of college, I was sat in maths class watching this beautiful human walk in, but I remember not paying too much attention because me, a 16 year old girl fresh from high school, why would a boy like him want to talk to me? (he was 2 years older) The next day me and him both approached my friend that was sat alone and from there we started talking, I wa

Introducing upcoming UK artists, Kxng Junior and Lavz. Driven and dedicated to raising awareness of domestic violence through their powerful and insightful new EP, Summer Days and Winter Nights. Highlighting some of the fears and struggles experienced in an abusive relationship, from both a victim and perpetrators perspective, this eye-opening piece brings light to a topic we, as a society, often so easily dismiss. It has been an honour to have these two on the Youth Realitie