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Jason Reynolds

“I FELT LIKE CRYING

which felt like
another person
trapped behind my face

tiny fists punching
the backs of my eyes
feet kicking
my throat at the spot
where the swallow
starts.

Stay put, I whispered to him,
Stay strong, I whispered to me.

Because crying
is against

The Rules.”

Jason Reynolds, Long Way Down
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