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Mar 2020
My mother had a temper,
She carried her fire in her voice,
In her demands and her cries.

I do not have a temper,
But I promise I still carry her flame,
It lives in my eyes, in my step.

I know, I do not burn loudly,
But don’t be mislead,
I am made of heat and destruction.
Rat
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Rat  24/Non-binary/Portland, Oregon
(24/Non-binary/Portland, Oregon)   
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