By Albert Lee
“Your pain is unexceptional and does not matter until a white man feels it too.”
— Jenny Zhang, “They Pretend to Be Us While Pretending We Don’t Exist”
my Father’s name is my safe word
& my Rapist has my Father’s name
if i close my eyes tight enough i can taste both of Him
beer can cock red hot color finger pads Rapist & Father
pain is hard to explain when your mouth is too full to explain it
i followed in His footsteps but my mouth melted to peppermint
i was a great fucking idea He’s just the wrong guy
my Father has two names 李天貴 & Gregory Lee
did you know 天貴 means heaven is expensive
the protraction of my birth is the price He pays
whenever He cannot pay the price my lungs wheeze pennies
if i grow old I want to be the oxygen i needed when i was 14
GREGORY. GREGORY. GREGORY. GREGORY. GREGORY. GREGORY. GREGORY. GREGORY. GREGORY. GREGORY. GREGORY. GREGORY. GREGORY.
GREGORY. GREGORY. GREGORY. GREGORY. GREGORY. GREGORY. GREGORY. GREGORY. GREGORY. GREGORY. GREGORY. GREGORY. GREGORY. 天太貴了啦
