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Tears Stain
But they are what they are.
They make your eyes red and puffy.
They make you look like you've been through some things...
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Character
I'm just trying to get through chapter six of a twenty chapter novel and I cannot believe how much effort has been put into the lead female
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When She's Not Your Friend
She's been that special person, present in your life, all your life. When you were small like her and couldn't care for yourself,...
Silence
My day starts with a peaceful chime I've chosen on my cell to wake me up. It's meant to ease me into my day. My mornings are not hectic....
Forgiveness
Funny. I remember that, like it was just yesterday. Hey, remember when you slapped me across my face when I was a teen in front of my...
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Momma said,
CHAPTER 2 Momma said, “Everybody line up!” It’s funny now when I think back on hearing the words, “Everybody line up!”. That phrase made...
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New Beginnings
I never lost a fight.
But that didn't make me strong.
That terrified me.
Because I never wanted to fight.
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New Neighborhood Same Poverty
I hated that apartment. Mom was never really there. Me and my sisters, we had to stay in our bedroom everyday. We could never go outside....
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This Thing Faith
Faith is like respect.
You have to earn it.
You start off with a tiny bit and then it matures over time. If you allow yourself to use it.
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3 bedrooms 1 bath
On one of my most recent vacations, as I was sitting in a group of new friends, who I will just name "The Cul de sac", and as we were...
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