"This bitter earth"

Tiny, little body nearly earth bound.  Little stubby legs, raggedy, in dirty "draws" I used to watch her.  Actually stare.  A little brown baby in this horrible, wicked world alone.  Well, not quite alone.  I had my granddaddy and that "no count" woman that claimed to be my mother.

I didn't know a lot at two but I knew this woman purely hated me.  Truthfully, I didn't think much of her either.  So, her deliberate failure to hug or comfort me was alright.

I was granddaddy's lap baby.  If he sat, I was there, climbing his long legs like a little monkey.  Do know the bitch begrudged me that, too.

Why am I telling?  I am proud!  What an awesome GOD I serve!  Look what my GOD saved me from!

PTL!

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