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    Plucking Cantaloupe
    Plucking Cantaloupe
    Plucking Cantaloupe
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    Plucking Cantaloupe

    By Kiara James

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    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherJayMedia Publishing
    Release dateJun 17, 2021
    ISBN9781735870137
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      Book preview

      Plucking Cantaloupe - Kiara James

      Copyright © 2021 by Kiara Marie.

      All rights reserved. No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without the express written permission of the publisher except for the use of brief quotations in a book review.

      ISBN: 978-1-7358701-2-0 (paperback)

      978-1-7358701-3-7 (ebook)

      First printing, 2021

      JayMedia Publishing

      Laurel, MD 20708

      www.publishing.jaymediagroup.net

      Father above in the name of love,

      I thank you for your blessings, sending peace

      to that which was, love for that which is,

      and excitement for that which is to be.

      Amen

      CONTENTS

      I KNOW PT 1

      BLACK WOMAN

      CANVAS

      HUH

      BETTER DAYS

      SPARROWS

      JESUS IS COMING

      PURPLE-BAG SKITTLES

      CRAZY COASTER

      NOT ANOTHER BROKEN-HEARTED BLACK WOMAN

      STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS

      BLOODY SHIT

      ON THE GYNECOLOGIST OFFICE

      HALLELUJAH

      COKE WHITE & RAPUNZEL

      BEAUTIFUL TODAY

      ICE WATER

      THE PRICE OF FREEDOM

      VOICEMAIL

      OPEN LETTER TO THE MAN WHO WANTED ONLY TO LOVE ME

      PSA

      PLUCKING CANTALOUPE

      I’M SORRY

      THANK YOU

      JUST FRIENDS

      THE RIVER SERIES

      NOTEBOOKS

      HOME

      I KNOW PT 2

      To the many of you, with love,

      light and anonymity. Thank you.

      I KNOW PT 1

      I know God.

      I know pain.

      I know hearts can break.

      I know broken hearts can break hearts.

      I know one rotten piece of fruit can rot the whole bag.

      I know God.

      I know I come from a place that doesn’t exist anymore.

      I know evil.

      I’ve met him, showered in his mother’s house and shared a bed with him. I kissed him and believed him when he called me beautiful.

      I know God.

      I know I am worthy, even when I don’t believe in me.

      I know I’m free, even when I feel chained.

      I know God.

      I know there is a purpose for me.

      I know I’m loved, even when I don’t want to be.

      I know love and how it runs deep.

      I know I want to cry, even though I don’t know how to anymore.

      I know I want to be held, even though I avoid vulnerability like a

      hole in my head.

      I know I have a heart, even though I don’t always feel it beating.

      I know God.

      I know Jeremiah 29:11

      —For God has plans for sinners like me.

      I know these things weren’t anyone’s fault.

      I know none of us are alone.

      I know I’ve known rivers.

      I know the miles are few, even though

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