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Grand Illusion

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By Jalen HunterPublished 6 years ago 1 min read

Often I look back at my childhood and see the staples of what defined us

Airforce Ones, Reality Shows, Lavish lifestyles, and secrets

Growing up with the fantasy of whom I would become and the life that I would live

But as life often tends to i was smacked into a reality where likes and retweets rule us all,

everyone’s self conscious and portrays a facade and no one wants to give you the uncut truth.

The government constantly lies, a step forward toward owning your own could destroy your life, and people don’t want to pay you your worth

I see today more people venturing out on there own and creating and breaking through barriers, expressing their truths and making there way

So when I look back through these moments I see how the illusions I once thought were reality have all shattered revealing truths and stories most thought never would come to light

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