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Who put this shame
In between my shoulder blades
Sliding down my spine
Embedded in my DNA
Was it my mother
Dental assistant
Four- day weeks
What did she sacrifice
For her children
Or was it my father
Under-educated
Strong Hands picked tobacco
Six days driving trucks
He never owned.
I am the first
To uproot from red dirt
To explore foreign lands
To swim in cold water
Still I cannot carry
This guilt that crumbles
Heavy in my hands
Crushes me tender
Year after year.
In between my shoulder blades
Sliding down my spine
Embedded in my DNA
Was it my mother
Dental assistant
Four- day weeks
What did she sacrifice
For her children
Or was it my father
Under-educated
Strong Hands picked tobacco
Six days driving trucks
He never owned.
I am the first
To uproot from red dirt
To explore foreign lands
To swim in cold water
Still I cannot carry
This guilt that crumbles
Heavy in my hands
Crushes me tender
Year after year.
Working Class
@_SarahHerrin
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