So Glad To Be Here

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I am just thankful to be here.

Really. Seriously. Just thankful to be here.

Thankful to breathe the air, thankful to feel arms

over shoulders. Embrace. I am just thankful to be here.

I am just, honestly, so grateful and so thankful.

I am just so grateful to be here.

Thanks for having me.

I am just so thankful to be here.

Speaking. Lecturing. Selling this program.

Thanks for having me.

I am so thankful to be here.

And you’re paying for the privilege.

Just so thankful to be here.

I am just so grateful for the audience.

Just so blessed to be here.

Thank you for paying me to be here.

You should be thankful to be here.

So thankful to be here.

I am just so angled to be here.

Just so marketed to be here.

I am just so glad to get paid to be here.

I am honestly—seriously—no kidding

grateful to bleed here.

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Toca is a parent, writer, poet, and native of New Orleans. You can catch them around the New Orleans area reading at one of the many open mics. They are currently in the process of finishing up their first full-length book of poems entitled, "Friends and Medicine" which is slated for release in late 2024.

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