The Bed Evolution by Kalissa Hanshaw
i. was raised by ruthless talking, moving from place to place because of domestic violence. I am a child. .I was raised by two strong Black women with many flaws. We-never-had-itgood-back-in-our-days type of women. .I was raised moving back-and-forth, staying at families’ houses, nowhere to stay. I will get through this, I am strong. .I was raised by a white woman who struggled as much as us Black women. The strong always win. .I was raised by different beds, bunk beds, and just mattresses back-to-back. .I was raised around violence. I’ll kill you kind of violence. Gunshots, fighting and arguing kind of violence. .And at the end none of this changed who I was. It made me grow into the person I am now.
To Walk in My Shoes
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