The threat of AIDS is REAL. Just because you are young, you are not invincible. Just because you've dodged it before doesn't mean you will be as lucky next time. Wrap it up with a CONDOM before you play with it. It affects everyone (but not limited to hicks, gays, lesbians, straights, bisexuals, blacks, whites, Mexicans, Asians, Europeans, Women, Children, the old, and the young). Lose your ignorance. There is NO CURE at this time.

Friends

I have known a lot of kids with HIV
Some of them are gone and there is me
I am scared and worried especially with each new shot
I don't know why they're gone
I miss my friends a lot
I often ask why them
When will my turn be
But the answer does not come
It is not inside of me
So I learn to live each day anyway I can
I think of my friends in heaven
As angels above us holding hands
For one (1) day, we'll be together
Although it is not my time yet
I have too much too do and see here
Glad for the friends I met

written by Tanya Torrez, age 12
courtesy of Jenny Jones, Aids in America: 1996

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