Baltimore

It's Weird...

By Latoya Giles Published 3 years ago • 1 min read

Baltimore weather is funny.

Wake up to clouds, by lunchtime it's sunny!

I'll wear a sweater in the morning when I leave...

By the time I return, I'm in short sleeves.

"How can you take it?" "I'm used to it hunny!"

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Latoya Giles

I'm just a single mom tryna make it. Come with me on my journey through life in writing... "A dream deferred is not a dream denied"... "Life is not a crystal stair..."

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