Juelz Santos, My Quiet Place

My Quiet Place by Juelz Santos

i grew up with four green walls, a blue ceiling, white doors, stickers I put on the walls from when I was five years old, the many lamps I used to have from when I used to be afraid of the dark, and the oak wood tiles that are my floor .

I grew up with Wii U, PSP, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and PS5; and before I was into games, I had two trunks filled with toys in order to keep me occupied when I was bored . I also used to watch educational shows like Wild Kratts, Octonauts, and Scooby Doo .

I recently started growing up because I’m sharing a room with my fouryear-old brother, even though he still sleeps in my parents’ room .

I grew up with the one place in the world where I can laugh, cry, get upset, overthink, and drift off, and receive none to minimal judgment .