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"Trading Glass for Stars"

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"Trading Glass for Stars" is my first spoken word poem that channels the revolutionary rhythm and street soul of my"Slangin' Ruby's." It speaks from the perspective of a poet who refuses to sell poison to his people instead, he "slangs" light, truth, and self-awareness in a world built on struggle and survival. The poem transforms the language of hustling into a language of healing, turning every bar into both confession and protest.
It's a declaration that art like the streets can be a hustle, but a sacred one: trading pain for purpose, glass for stars, survival for spirit. The voice is urban and prophetic, poetic and raw a sermon from the curb, a gospel for those still learning to shine through the cracks.All Rights Reserved

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Fri, Oct 31, 2025

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