Duke W. Simmons

From the day you left I never felt alone. The days we shared were filled with art, new foods, bird watching, cooking, cartoons and movies. You taught me how to catch, encouraged me to ride a bike, ignited my love for literature, washed soap out my eyes, cut my hair and ate lunch with me at school. I felt strong and limitless in your care. We bonded and I never feared being my truest self with you. I know what it feels like to not be understood, to love and not be heard, to do the work of...