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9.9k
· Apr 2014
Intersectionality
James Ryan
Apr 2014
Intersectionality
the racist lesbian
who once called me
an uppity ******
who forgot where I came from
just had a baby
in West Virginia
who will grow up
without a father
or any mother
to support his escape
from a hick-*** town
if he even wanted
so I can't laugh too hard
and I say God Bless
'cause that's what they say
where I was raised
and if I walk around college
calling that white trash
it would only mean
that she was right
#white
#trash
#lesbian
#racist
#uppity
#******
#raised
#hometown
#intersectionality
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2.7k
· Apr 2014
March 27th
James Ryan
Apr 2014
March 27th
Who can mark exactly when
the Malaysian plane
stopped being important
to consumers of news?
And if I disappeared in
the South China Sea,
how long would they care
or televise me?
#malaysia
#china
#disappearance
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· Apr 2014
Drone
James Ryan
Apr 2014
Drone
Today, do not laugh at my misery.
I did it for knowledge.
My glaring exhaustion, constancy, college.
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