“And when the TV wasn’t on, I’d hear music. Usher’s voice filled the room. His love song carried me far away from the tiny space I called home. I’d sing along to My Boo and close my eyes. Imagining a life where love was kind and safe. Where I was free.”
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Dreamer In Chains: Poems of Exile and Resilience
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