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“my english is broken.
on purpose.
you
have to try harder to understand
me.
breaking this language
you so love
is my pleasure.
in your arrogance
you presume that i want your
skinny language.
that my mouth is building
a room for
it
in the back of my throat.
it is not.


--i have seven different words for love. you have only one. that makes a lot of sense”

Nayyirah Waheed, Salt
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Salt Salt by Nayyirah Waheed
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