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My Father Is An Abused Father

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He was abused by his father, he abused alcohol, he abandoned his only child and walked a twenty-eight-year journey through homelessness, yet he has kept a healthy sense of humor and aspires to more. This stands as a testament to his good nature. I am a poem written by hip-hop. I was born from the poetic lives my parents lived and was raised in a tragic city. My story unfolds under the crumbling infrastructure of Chicago’s Southside. I saw words everywhere and my attraction to them was magnetic. He was abused by his father, he abused alcohol, he abandoned his only child and walked a twenty-eight-year journey through homelessness, yet he has kept a healthy sense of humor and aspires to more. This stands as a testament to his good nature. I am
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