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Truth be Told


I love everything around me." wait stop you can't be to happy about everything".
Wow! I feel so free I think I'm going to start. "shhhh calm down girl you black in a white privilege territory" . I'm just 17 It's not that serious my mind just playing with me." Watch and you'll see". I'll get a job just so I can start somewhere!!! Kroger's ok pay not that good but at least I'm trying right ." check $250 every two weeks knock everything off the shelf they don’t even know you work here half of the time".  I'll just leave its almost time for me to graduate any way yes!! Finally done with high school. I'll take a year off. "this guy gets on my nerves don't want to do anything to build a black community just want to be a Nig... " Duracell  I'm starting with a lost mind and broken heart but I'm trying to keep this flame going in me. 6 months in that's new. "yeah I'm glad too" but I've been pushed around scammed out of my credit now I got get this fraud sh.. gone "keep it moving Azalea no time" but I'm only 19 all I have is time. a new guy Heyy!! "both Libras that's the first." "focus Azalea jobs remember" start over airport job fails!!, start over restock refrigerators in hotel rooms to easy job fail!!, start over ok you got this your just putting coffee in boxes. but "the boss doesn't like all the attention you're getting from guys. so have a guy I'm not stun them"  job fail. truth be told if it doesn't work out for me I guess that not where I'm supposed to be can't nobody kill this flame in me 20 and still trying I don’t hate everything around me but at the same time my eyes can hear and my ears can see. "That’s right stay positive B!!!"
 
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