DROPPING OUT – PART 1 – RISING SOBER ON THE WINGS OF GOD’S MERCY;
The August 2012 semester was my first completely sober semester. I tried to catch up on schoolwork, but a constant fear weighed heavily on me: the fear that I had contracted HIV. It tugged at my heart every day. I fell behind on coursework and missed some exams, always telling myself that I’d catch up the next semester.
I used to carry my Dell laptop while on campus, playing 2pac and rapping along. It had very good speakers. Sometimes, just before lunch, I’d play some instrumentals and rap for those around.
After I got sober, rapping started to take on a life of its own. I began to find purpose in it and it gave me hope.
I was always on the lookout for opportunities to rap. Wherever there was a public address system and a microphone, I’d ask to perform. I even got the chance to do it once at a sports gala at the football field. If I didn’t have my laptop…
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