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A lament in haikus

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Feb 15, 2022
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I don’t want to write

eulogies for heinously

slain women—it hurts

I don’t want to see

propaganda that turns Black

men into these beasts

I don’t want to know

that his Muslim name will start

violence towards Muslims

I don’t want to hear

narratives villainizing

homelessness again

I don’t want to watch

mental health needs turn hurting

people to demons

I don’t want to …

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