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my dad accidentally recites a poem

By FULLAMUSU BANGURA | 13 OCT 2021

By Viviane Sassen — Photo by Markus Spiske

this country?          thieves.
government?          thieves.
banks?                          thieves.

they’re all thieves.

just thieves.

these stupid politicans? all thieves.

men? thieves.

nothing but thieves.

Fullamusu Bangura is a writer originally from Washington, D.C. and currently residing in Chicago, Illinois. She is the author of the essay-book “...Considers Lil’ Kim’s Hard Core.” Her work has been published in New Delta Review, Apogee Journal, and she was a 2020 Best of the Net Poetry finalist. Connect with her on Instagram and Twitter at @killamusu.

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