Purple Diamonds

"The absence of my father led to my infatuation with older men. I guess that was my way of tryna replace him and get validation that I am good enough. It didn't always work out in my favor though. I've been beaten, raped, and mistreated by so many men. But I thought that was okay, because that's all I've ever known. I watched my mama go through it, until I was 14 when my nana finally got custody of me. She used to always say, 'never trust these older niggas, all they want is the goods'. I wish I would've listened."