I am in the underrepresented class
Of straight, white, American male. The “I-
am-not-racist-but…” of identity
Politics. The disenfranchised too big
To study too untalented to do
A damn thing in sports. The raised by a
Single mother that made just enough money
To keep food on the table and a roof
Over our head. The raised by a mother
That had to work two shifts every night to
Keep us just off public assistance. The
Go see his dad on the weekend but have
No male or female role model in the
House. The be without parental super-
Vision the rest of the time. The how the
Fuck did he stay out of jail and off drugs.
The it wasn’t because he didn’t have
A chance. The this is the last time you’ll hear
Me talk about it because it makes me
Sound racist and sexist if I have an
Opinion on anything. The don’t work
Hard because it takes hard work. The don’t do
The work because you are smart enough to
Know the shit without it. The don’t get a
Good job because you let yourself be that
Loser. The don’t write poetry because
That is for fags (Not that there is any-
Thing wrong with that.). The don’t read books if you
Are a real man. The don’t go to college
Because you barely made it through high school
Without dropping out. The don’t go back to
School because you are too damn old. The don’t
Go back to school because you are too damn
Broke. The don’t go back to school because if
You were smart you would have been through college
Years ago. The don’t follow your dream because
You never had one in the first place. The
Don’t follow your dream because you have to
Earn a living. The why the fuck didn’t
You pay attention to what you were told
Before you ended up with that useless
Fucking English degree. The what are you
A fag that wants to write poetry?
(Not that there is anything wrong with that.)
🖤 this!
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Hey! I forgot about this one. It makes me sound so angry. I really am not.
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I don’t think it does. To me it was more like digging deep to root out flaws/wrong paths/shitty views. I dug it.
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Unless I completely read it wrong….
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Don’t worry. There is no such thing as a wrong reading. When it is set in print, it belongs to the reader. Even if I told you what it is ‘intended’ to say, I wrote that four years ago. I don’t remember what I was intending. But you liked it, and that is what matters. And thank you.
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You are so very welcome.
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