My Concrete Cradle.

<p>I was told before moving to Los Angeles that it was repugnant beyond belief.</p> <p>I was told I could never love it.</p> <p>And, truth be told, I&rsquo;ve found it to be just as unkempt as the Baltimore I grew up in&hellip; But how could I harbor such&nbsp;<em>hate?</em></p> <p>An old friend I was only just meeting, his familiarity with me soaked into his movements- his gifts.</p> <p>His gray ash that coats my sidewalk, fresh destructive snow drifting in from the wildfires nearby; it bears more than a striking resemblance to the black soot that would cover my streets thousands of miles eastward.</p> <p><a href="https://mrmarsmagdalene.medium.com/my-concrete-cradle-8fa7be6096f2"><strong>Read More</strong></a></p>