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How Old is 16?

Some Babies

By Yazs glasgowPublished about a year ago 1 min read
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How old is 16 when you're already a mother of three?

How old is 16 when you encrypted on my breeding dreams?

How old is 16? When to you? Iv always

been 30? To you, im a tool, a womb, or an itch to scratch.

How old is 16 when you forced me on my back?

How old is 16 for a seizure or a heart attack?

how old is 16 for a jail full of pregnant teens?

How old was 16 when you raped ME, breed ME or lynch ME?

HOW OLD IS 16?

Some babies are born raped easily.

CONTENT WARNINGslam poetrysocial commentaryexcerptsart
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Yazs glasgow

Black fem artist passionate about the History, politics, cultural values, and visuals of America's Black and brown community. Work is abstract with an undercurrent of political themes central to themselves & black/brown cultural History.

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