we should know, shouldn’t
feel the ache in our
hearts–our bones brittling,
cracking with each pace
this is America
land of the beaten
home of the
lied to & ostracized
bent over & bastardized
it is the #habit of this place
to eat its young
before disowning it
Originally posted via Twitter as a response to the VSSPoem prompt.
A Cornered Gurl 
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