Concrete Hearts
They say love don't live in the hood.
Maybe they never met him.
I was just trying to survive - keep my daughter fed, my rent paid, my peace intact.
Love wasn't on my list.
Then Kairo showed up - quiet, dangerous, the kind of man who made the block move without saying a word.
He looked at me like he saw everything I tried to hide.
He said he didn't do love.
I said I didn't do mistakes.
But the streets don't care what you promise yourself.
Now, the same man who could ruin me...
is the only one who makes me feel safe.
And in New York, even love can get you killed.