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HANGING FIRE by AUDRE LORDE

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First Line: I AM FOURTEEN / AND MY SKIN HAS BETRAYED ME
Last Line: And momma's in the bedroom / with the door closed
Subject(s): ETHNIC GROUPS - UNITED STATES; MINORITIES - UNITED STATES; TEENAGERS; UNITED STATES - RACE RELATIONS;
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http://www.poetryfoundation.org/poem/171288


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