Jamel jordan

Since being down here, it's like it kinda opens your eyes to a different set of people than a lot of people around Cincinnati. Down here, it's kinda a harder life; it'll either bring you down, or it'll give you some kind of structure. It'll either help you stay focused, or it'll help you lose focus, and it's easy to lose focus. It's easy to turn your back on yourself. That's what I did — I turned my back on myself.

But, it showed me who are the true people for me instead of the ones that I thought were my friends and the ones I thought had my back. It showed me that everything that glitters ain't gold. But it's helped me think about where I'm trying to get to and not where I'm at. The West End has like actually helped me.

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