Born a Crime

Meni-meni-meni. Men-men-men.
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n.” Then everyone would say
goodbye and go home. Next night,
different house, same thing.

Tuesday nights, the prayer
meeting came to my grandmother’s
house, and I was always excited, for
two reasons. One, I got to clap along
on the beat for the singing. And