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1. DREAMS OF GOLD, LIFE OF SHAME

I opened the door into an establishment unknown to me, the of music performed by the jazz band flowed right through my ears and it welcomes me with another sense of unfamiliarity. 

As if the unwelcoming presence was not enough, I felt that I was the odd one out because of the ladies wearing promiscuous clothing that exposed their skin and the men who wore suits tailored for their taste of wealth.

Here I was, standing in the corner with my long dress that covered my skin and it's not as stylish as the people would say, but I digress.

How lively the people were in the city with the golden lights of stardom, fame, and riches. I wish I could've experienced this when I was still liquid smooth—I'm full of life, I'm in my prime.

Those years would never come as my life would be cut short. I was fighting to live, I was fighting for everyone to live—injustice, inequality, see it as a rebellion but I see and feel it as a fight for freedom