The Rafter
The straw hurts my child's eye.
"Ashley, girl", Parent said, taking a long drag of their menthol cigarette, which always burned the inside of my nose, "You too tender hearted. This world gon' eat you alive."
I wasn't offended, for as I stared at them through a childs eyes, I knew- although I don't know how I knew-
They were already consumed.
Whew. "They were already consumed." 😭💔❤️
I swear my Aunt said these exact words to with a menthol in hand. I've heard this many times and now I know it's a super power