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When I got married

                                                                                                                         my husband took me
                                                                                                                         and started beating me
                                                                                                                         When I got pregnant by him
                                                                                                                         he told me to go away
                                                                                                                         from his house.

                                                                                                                         I did not have any place to go.
                                                                                                                         I did not have anything in my life.
                                                                                                                         I wanted to take away my life
                                                                                                                         and to kill myself.
                                                                                                         Grace Kerubo
                                                                                                            SHOES        My best friend told me

                                                                                                                         not to give up.


                                                                                                                         That is when I somehow knew

                                                                                                                         I will give my shoes to my daughter.
                                                                                                                         Those shoes are nice to me.

                                                                                                                         They look good.

                                                                                                                         My boyfriend gave them to me
                                                                                                                         When I gave birth to my daughter.
                                                                                                                         It was a surprise to me.
                                                                                                                         It makes me remember.
                                                                                                                         When I look at those shoes
                                                                                                                         I remember
                                                                                                                         a lot of things in my life that

                                                                                                                         I have
                                                                                                                         passed through




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