Epiphany on the Milk Crate
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Why do children have to endure the bitterness of the world they did not choose to enter? How can a child adapt with the harsh society that’s already cold; never experiencing the warmth of happiness at home? This is a true story of a young man growing up in the mean streets of
Damon and Aubrey were different from other children; one seen no wrong in the blatant abuse and the neglect displayed from their mother. But there was something about Damon, cursed with a gift of observing and deeply scrutinizing everything that comes across him; realizing that his mom was a product of their uncivilized environment. Damon yearn for love beyond an un-measurable degree that suicide was acceptable on his seven year old mind. However, beating death after a horrific plunge to his death with visions of his unhappy life as he ended it all after the lack of love, one every child deserve. Years later Damon finds out how hard Harlem truly is, experiencing prison for a portion of his life only to come home to the enormous blow to his heart about his dearest sister he loved so much leaving him no choice but to keep his promise and succeed.
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About the Book
There are so many children you pass everyday taken your own children to school in the morning that are extremely mistreated behind closed doors. Sometimes we can point them out like a sore thumb; this book is about one of those children that were never thought to become the person he is today. Children that are subjected to a harsh childhood surrounded with domestic violence, drugs, death, and prostitution under the same roof a child sleep, abuse and neglect openly ignored. All combined in a raw dysfunctional setting that can force any child to the streets as a form of relief from the current hell known as home. We blame young teenagers across the country for the massive destruction to our communities, but we as the parents have a percentage of ownership to that fact due to our own inherited cycle that must be broken. However very few kids make it out the ghetto or become assets to local funeral homes in the neighborhood…
“Which one of these is going to be your kid?”
About the Author
This is a story about my past, and how I have learned a great deal on how to survive as a man today. Starting with the removal of those that are obviously toxic in your life, most of the time its dear friends that turn sour, on a complex note sometimes its close relatives. If you read this book and you run across issues in your own life, then of course this material was well worth it. “The main objective is to change yourself and everything else will follow your lead”…though, once you reach your goals jealousy will always be apart of life…the sad addition to that fact is those individuals don’t really know why they are bothered by you. That answer is? Neither do they.
Mr. Damon R. Holmes is the President\CEO of Damon’s Independent Service Incorporated located in the heart of midtown in
Mr. Holmes is a father of two beautiful girls and has acquired his own home without a college education and made a life for his family. This book is highly recommended for every home across the nation to understand the reasons why kids go astray, but coming back is the question?