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The Human Aspect of Denzel

Outside the house, I was hearing what I wanted to hear and getting what I wanted to get. Growing up in an impoverished home and environment my peers felt we didn’t get the care and attention we needed at home, so we searched outward. Before I knew it the lifestyle had escalated and I was knee-deep in crime, and it left me feeling constantly on the edge. Eventually, I felt a strange combination of being untouchable and insecure. Every time I sat down my head went spinning, but in an environment deprived of vulnerability, you’ll try anything to escape it, to the point where I was numbed.

Outside the house, I was hearing what I wanted to hear and getting what I wanted to get. Growing up in an impoverished home and environment my peers felt we didn’t get the care and attention we needed at home, so we searched outward. Before I knew it the lifestyle had escalated and I was knee-deep in crime, and it left me feeling constantly on the edge. Eventually, I felt a strange combination of being untouchable and insecure. Every time I sat down my head went spinning, but in an environment deprived of vulnerability, you’ll try anything to escape it, to the point where I was numbed.

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