Being Around People Like Aretha Franklin And

I Love To Sing, But It's Just Not Fun Anymore.

My Mother Taught Me That When You Stand In The Truth And Someone Tells A Lie About You, Don't Fight It.

I Know That I Could Really Kill For My Daughter. I Know Because I'm Living For Her, So I'm Fierce When It Comes Down To It. And I Feel The Same About My Husband And My Family. I'm Just Fiercely Protective. It's Like, That's My Lair And Nobody Messes With My Lair.

I Was Aware Of People Staring At Me. No One Moved. They Seemed Almost In Trance. I Just Stared At The Clock In The Center Of The Church. When I Finished, Everyone Clapped And Started Crying.

Loneliness Comes With Life.