You Ain't
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Nika Harper’s recent post is getting a lot of attention, as well it should. It’s wonderful.
You are not your weight
Your teeth
Your twitter following
Your gender.You ARE
Your kindness.
Your patience.
Your hope.
— Nika Harper, You Ain’t
Go read the whole thing.
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