Adam's mom just died of cancer. Jenny's mother sits in prison for beating and molesting her children. Jenny will testify against her in court next week. Maggie was up late last night tending to her two-year-old. Jerome works nights at the Wal-Mart to help his dad with the rent. Tommy has a black eye and a fat lip this morning - someone branded him a "faggot" last week. Suzie's parents practically live at the law firm; she hasn't seen them in days.
We tell them to write. We tell them language is freedom. We omit half the truth. The other half:
Words are but words
Dreams are but dreams
Our words cannot fair the unfair
They can only preach and prattle
and haggle over taxi fare –
Or they can scream.
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