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I’m Weird and I Know It
I wish could tie you up in my shoes Make you feel unpretty too I was told I was beautiful But what does that mean to you Unpretty by TLC Growing up can be hard, but it’s specifically hard when there are stereotypes that you are expected to live up to. I am a black woman, however growing up in a ‘diverse’ school, I was an outsider. I was the only black girl in many of my classes in elementary school, while most of the students were either white, Indian, Filipino, Asian, and everything in between. There were certain expectations that were placed on me purely for…
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Flooded Timelines with Love and Travel
And you can never go back To Avalon Stolen with the bold and the beautiful Those days are gone Don’t you know those days are gone And you can never go back You Can Never Go Back by Jon McLaughlin Love is such an interesting concept in your 20’s. I am in the point in my life where my entire timeline looks like nothing but weddings, babies, and engagements. It is a place that was unfathomable even a few years ago for me. A few years ago, I was just happy to have one of my crushes acknowledge my existence. Actually, I was just happy to…
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The Coffee That I Need In The Morning
“You’re the coffee that I need in the morning You’re my sunshine in the rain when it’s pouring Won’t you give yourself to me Give it all, oh” It took me a long time to get to where I am, relationship wise. I’ve been through a lot of bad relationships, and a lot of dark times. It took an amazing person to come into my life, and I’m thoroughly blessed that he came when I finally was open to another human being. I’m young, as some of my students say, “too young,” however; we are happy. You’re the coffee that I need in the morning…
