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for the Black boys who never got to be soft

by Deshawn McKinney | Sep 5, 2021 | Essays, General

I’m a soft ass nigga. Push up on my homegirls at the club and we can scrap for that. Put your hands on somebody in my village, I’ve got hands for you. But I’ve no interest in being tough. I’ve seen tough eat men into oblivion, the left behind...

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