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" one day, the boy with a
difficult name laid with a
boy who shall remain
nameless in the sun & they
rolled a round waiting for
something to burn. the next
day, the boy with the
difficult name woke up in a
blue sweat, walked the rim
of the lake & though nothing
burned, something was
growing from the ashes, for
mosquitos flew away from
his skin, ticks latched onto
his ankle & turned to smoke,
weeds & willows bowed
green spines to him & he
swore he heard the dirt
singing his name

saying it right "

Danez Smith , Don't Call Us Dead


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Danez Smith quote : one day, the boy with a <br />difficult name laid with a <br />boy who shall remain <br />nameless in the sun & they<br />rolled a round waiting for<br />something to burn. the next<br />day, the boy with the<br />difficult name woke up in a <br />blue sweat, walked the rim<br />of the lake & though nothing<br />burned, something was <br />growing from the ashes, for<br />mosquitos flew away from <br />his skin, ticks latched onto<br />his ankle & turned to smoke, <br />weeds & willows bowed <br />green spines to him & he<br />swore he heard the dirt<br />singing his name<br /><br />saying it right