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Life From a Darker Perspective
Paperback
Series: Poetically Correct
Poetry AnthologiesGeneral Poetry
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Sep 5 2025
Pages: 132
Weight: 0.41
Height: 0.28 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
In Life From a Darker Perspective, Onikoyi invites readers into the heart of South Central Los Angeles, where the streets become both a battleground and a classroom. Through raw and unfiltered poetry, he unravels themes of struggle, loss, and survival, capturing the weight of societal issues that shape young Black lives. At its core, this collection is the story of a boy on the cusp of manhood: searching for identity, wrestling with pain, and daring to dream in a world that often tries to silence him. With honesty and vulnerability, Onikoyi transforms personal scars into powerful verses that speak not only to the realities of South Central, but to the universal fight for dignity, hope, and love.
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