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    Butterflies & Vanilla
    Butterflies & Vanilla
    Butterflies & Vanilla
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    Butterflies & Vanilla

    By M'Keyah D. Franklin

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    This is a book of multiple poems about different topics, and things going on and poems to help some people who feel alone

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherWestBow Press
    Release dateSep 27, 2020
    ISBN9781664203280
    Butterflies & Vanilla
    Author

    M'Keyah D. Franklin

    in a place where I’m hated how can I make it is there a way to fake it harmed by the ones who should protect caged by the ones who have no regret what possibly could the black man have left are we that much of threat what do we even have left maybe just our last breathe - M'Keyah D. Franklin

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