If you’ve been reading The Biscuit over the last few months, you know that artist and co-founder of the Charlotte Lab School, Ricky Singh, is already a friend of ours. But, this week, he introduced us to our new best friend, Tre Kirton, a 9th grade student at Charlotte Lab Upper School, which just opened its new campus a few months ago.

Tre is a contributor to “Rise Up,” a November virtual performance series featuring original performances from students inspired by their desire to uplift themselves and the community around them.  Click the image above to hear Tre’s spoken word poem, “Your Choice.” Tre wants us to think about using our imagination and hope in order to visualize and realize our future.