"that's *******."
"that's so gay."
"all muslims are terrorists."
"women aren't as smart as men."
these labels aren't true,
we have defeated the stereotypes.

"Hi, how are you, how was your trip?" i assumed my mother would ask.
"You just got an F on your history test," she said.
My assumptions had gotten the best of me
-words from a girl who hadn't seen her mother in 5 days

if i don’t think about it,
did it happen?
if i don’t mention it,
is it real?
if i shut it out,
does it still live?

you asked to "hang."
I'm 16.
You're 28.
That's ****** up.