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when i was
twelve or thirteen
books were
confiscated
from me
because they featured
swearwords
and consensual sex
between adults

daily, though
a popular
newsprint
hate-crime omnibus
dropped through
the door
like legitimate mail

and i read it
front page
to back
every
single
day

and marinading
an impressionable mind
in racism
misogyny
homophobia
and hundreds
of other toxins
was fine
somehow

Thanks @FrostPoem for the prompt - wholesome.

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