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Tate Sands is a trustee of the Moozie Foundation, a Grant Foundation that aims to provide for vulnerable populations. Tate studied at Berklee College of Music and later received a license in Cosmetology. As well as performing music, Tate is also a stand-up comedian in his free time.

Papa’s Sweater

Tate Sands

All that was left were his things

But what is a thing without a person?

It is merely a thing.

After the ceremony I crept,

Into his closet and wept,

And tried to find a solitary object

That would have some meaning.

On the shelf I spied,

A sweater in blue

Though he couldn’t see colors,

It was his favorite, I knew.

Grandma gave me his cologne

Tom Ford Noir, the same one I owned.

Maybe that’s why I liked it

Because the smell held memories

Though his eyes were blind to color,

They were never blind to me.

— Tate Sands

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