Orange You Glad
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Orange You Glad is a journey of peeling back pain, joy, and identity - one poem at a time.
For the ones who feel like they were born into the wrong world.
For those who laugh, cry, curse, and praise - sometimes all in one breath.
These are God-given poems. Not "churchy," just human.
Raw. Reflective. Unapologetically Black. And still becoming.
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