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Sixteen letters Two words Is it Too much to ask of a people That colonized worlds And destroyed civilizations? Let it slither On your tongue Let it glide Down your throat Until it rests Close to your heart Breathe it in Until it dissolves Into the crimson That runs in your veins And flows Beneath your skull Into your mind For too long I’ve cowered Inside a cave of nicknames And excuses If you can pronounce Daenerys Targaryen You can say My name
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May 19, 2019
May 19, 2019 at 1:23 PM UTC
My Name
Sixteen letters Two words Is it Too much to ask of a people That colonized worlds And destroyed civilizations? Let it slither On your tongue Let it glide Down your throat Until it rests Close to your heart Breathe it in Until it dissolves Into the crimson That runs in your veins And flows Beneath your skull Into your mind For too long I’ve cowered Inside a cave of nicknames And excuses If you can pronounce Daenerys Targaryen You can say My name
#colonization#name#europe#indian
Skurup
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Skurup
16/F/Baltimore, MD
May 19, 2019
May 19, 2019 at 1:23 PM UTC
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