My Ex Refused To Call Tasha His Baby Mom

But respect was only skin-deep

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I slept for twelve hours last night, something rarer than the steak my white friends are comfortable eating. I even like my tofu well done. I work at least six days a week, and still, I wonder if I slept too long.

Work is my bourbon, my lean, my kush. I only drink water and juice. I smoke nothing. I am the soberest…