Poem of the Mind
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Last published Thu, Jun 25, 2015
Straight from East Africa, Uganda, I come to you with fresh creative stories about my life here in the United States.
This book is about the reflection of life I have witnessed throughout my past time of living in the United States and also how I was raised.
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