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we're giving you ten percent.
that's a lot.
you should be grateful.
you need fifty to survive but,
well,
where's your family?
doesn't your mother love you?
who claims you?
you aren't our responsibility.
we're your friends,
but ten percent is all we're going to give.
the rest is up to you.
if you fall through,
well,
we'll say,
what a shame.
but we have responsibilities.
we have families.
we have mothers who love us.
you aren't our responsibility.
you aren't our family.
who do you belong to?
we can't give you more.
we can't do more.
we'll look away.
we'll say,
what a shame.
where did you go?
we care,
but we won't check in on you,
we won't call,
we won't text.
you're too much for us.
don't you have people?
don't you have a family that claims you?
doesn't your mother love you?

July 2, 2021

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