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nigger


nigger.
    that word
ain't shit to me
man.
 don't u know
where u at when
u call me nigger?
look.
   my man. i'll
say it slow for you.
           N-I-G-G-E-R-
that word don't turn
me on man.
        i know i am
black.
beautiful.
     with meaning.
nigger. u say.
       my man
you  way behind the set

Written by Sonia Sanchez

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