Split Down The Middle

<p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>I didn't write this to be inspirational.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>I wrote it because the truth nearly killed me-and telling it might just keep someone else alive.</span></p><p></p><p><em style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Split Down The Middle</em><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)> is the raw unflinching story of a boy raised in faith but shaped by abandonment gang life addiction and silence. From the quiet pain of being sent away at eight years old to the rush of street loyalty that nearly consumed me to the family secrets that shattered everything I thought I knew-this isn't a story about being saved overnight. It's about surviving long enough to finally heal.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>From Newburgh to Puerto Rico from the towers of Manhattan on 9/11 to fatherhood forgiveness and faith-I've lived many lives. Some I chose. Some were chosen for me.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>This memoir is for the ones who were told to just move on.</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>For the ones who carry scars no one can see.</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>For the ones still trying to figure out where the pain ends and the healing begins.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>If you've ever felt split between who you were and who you're trying to become-</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>I wrote this for you.</span></p><p></p>