My feet are planted in a pot, chock full of unfamiliar soil, & every breath is harder to grasp when sun cowers behind overcast sky, because my roots can’t break through the red clay vessels fast enough. This soil prohibits my growth— it doesn’t fight off bullets & blood & bandanas for body bags. The walls of this scho…
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