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Is There a Place for Me?

by Tyler Perry It’s 6:30 AM. The alarm sounds. I hate that alarm. Even though I went to bed at 10:30, per the rules, I just couldn’t manage to sleep very well. Weird dreams, stress, a flurry of idle thoughts. These kept me from finding rest. I roll out of bed, groggy, and immediately kneel at the side of my bed to offer up a morning prayer. The prayer itself lasts about a minute before I fall asleep again for a few minutes. Honestly, these few minutes are how I am going to make it through the day. Finally, I get up. My exercise period is spent now because I slept through the morning prayer, but that’s okay. I shower, brush my teeth, comb my hair, and dress in a white shirt, charcoal gray slacks, and a tie. One of the cheap ones. This isn’t a Sunday, and I don’t want to get one of my good ties ruined. Breakfast is next. Cold cereal and milk. I’m on a shoestring budget, which I am good at making last. $140 a month is getting bankrolled and carried over, and right now I am sit