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Gender Violence Edition
Gender Violence Edition
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I did not gift you my mind.<br />
In a perfect world, you<br />
would acknowledge that<br />
there is no home for you<br />
here—<br />
No pillow on which to lay<br />
your head,<br />
No mat for you at the<br />
head of the table—<br />
You would acknowledge<br />
the absence of welcome<br />
and<br />
You would not overstay<br />
your welcome.<br />
Instead,<br />
You gaze upon these<br />
brittle bones and you belly<br />
laugh.<br />
You plant your flag in the<br />
thin of my resistance.<br />
This is not the way to take<br />
up space, my love.<br />
This is not the way to love,<br />
my love.
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