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Harrison Koehli's avatar

This is *tonic* intersectionality. Good stuff, Sherman.

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Annie's avatar

That is lovely and tragic. I wonder if teenagers could share their pain earlier, across racial lines, revealing their vulnerabilities rather than masking them and wearing a costume of bravado, if bullying might fade away. Loneliness and misunderstanding thrive in silence. Pain separates us and makes us erect barriers that are hard to transcend. How could schools encourage fuller communication so young people might recognize their common ground: even in a melancholy way, it could bring people closer. Poetry helps. Perhaps drama? Words. Language can be both villain and healer but eloquence such as you wield makes the passage through pain possible. The home "fueled by silence" was the saddest line to me.

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