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Mommy Why
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Mommy Why

Poem by Kevin

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May 05, 2022
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Mommy, 
Why am I left alone?
No home in the land we strove
To fit into a culture made by men.

We tried to get by
In a land they designed
Where submission is sublime;
	Anything otherwise, 
	Death;
		Honor killings,
		And the vultures dine.

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