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Ten Eleven

No response and no indication of life: Deleted and forgotten.

Ten Ten

10txt: Harder than Haiku and testier than a grocery list.

Ten Nine

“He ain’t Black!”

“From a White womb.”

“No Nigger prez.”

Ten Eight

“I’m fond of you.”

She recoils, sensing love, not affection.

Ten Seven

Pass the beer!

Guzzle the rotgut!

Hold breath to forget.