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Zegen de dochter

Warsan Shire

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Bless the Type 4 child,
scalp massaged with the milk of cruelty, cranium cursed, crushed between adult knees, drenched in pink lotion.

Not me having my scalp snatched by the very first poem.
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this collection is much stronger than Teaching My Mother To Give Birth; there’s a really poignant, mournful beauty to her work that has deepened and shines through here. while this style of line breaks isn’t my favorite, i think shire is one of the best doing it.
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