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Say It From Your Chest
May 12, 2022
My name is-
No, I have to go deeper. Make them believe there is testosterone in my chest, not tissue. Put the ‘man’ in manipulate. Change the scene, create the illusion.
My name is-
I’ll use my passion to bind. Let my words wrap around me and pull. I am strong, I am power, I am man. Let me move the thunder from my footsteps into my vocal cords.
I will boom against the brick.
Hear the flame.
It is not from my mouth, not my throat.
It is a fire.
It is my chest.
My name is-
Fear. My name is Freedom. My name is the first breath you take when the lights are on you.
My name is Mateo Gabriel.
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It represents me finding my voice, my name, and my identity.