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Momma Said, "No Slouching."
Momma said, “You don’t have to look down at your feet. They aren’t going anywhere. They aren’t going to move unless you tell them too.”
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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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CHILL
And for a while there it seemed like I was a wonder child.
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MOMMA SAID, "THAT'S ALL WE GOT"
I looked into the pot to see what was cooking and all I saw was water... Momma was putting in all sorts of spices... when I asked her about
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Journals of Jo: I Feel Like That Girl
I've spent my entire life trying to be better than where I came from. Where I'm from, the girls there, don't usually make it out of the...
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Dear Daddy
I miss that you weren’t there for my first day of kindergarten. The first time I scraped my knee.
The first time I wore my first party dres
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PREDATOR
It’s all he cares about when he rises from his nights slumber.
After he’s devoured all that there is from his kill.
The remains lying close
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WHEN I WAS A YOUNGER
When the time came and I did get solitude and quiet,
I was filled with fear and anxiety and I couldn’t wait to be in that crowd of people ca
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MOMMA SAID, "IT'S TIME TO TAKE A BATH!"
Momma had a specific routine worked out so that no part of the body was missed and minimal squirming was had. You started at the head. Your
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THE WAY THINGS ARE, WERE, ARE
CHILDREN , they grow up you know. A video bonus THE WAY THINGS ARE, WERE, ARE I grew up in an ugly world. People hated themselves and...
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