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This poem is an exercise similar to Toni Morrison's Recitatif. Who are these theys and thems? Am I part of we and our?

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This poem perfectly depicts our society as it has become. No one is responsible for anything!

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“what is it when a death is ruled a homicide but no one is
responsible for it”—Hanif Abdurraqib

We are not responsible. We have not
the capacity to respond, cannot take
your call, are not obliged.

Justin Phillip Reed
A Statement from No One, Incorporated
https://www.slowdownshow.org/episode/2023/02/08/809-a-statement-from-no-one-incorporated

Today's poem is in conversation with a poem I posted on February 2 by Harryette Mullen entitled We Are Not Responsible
https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/145281/we-are-not-responsible

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We are not responsible for your lost or stolen relatives.
We cannot guarantee your safety if you disobey our instructions.
We do not endorse the causes or claims of people begging for handouts.
We reserve the right to refuse service to anyone . . .

Harryette Mullen

We Are Not Responsible

https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/145281/we-are-not-responsible

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“Along the roadside, someone has spilled pink Styrofoam peanuts. They add color to the grassy green, but I still prefer flowers.

99 dashing dots crisscross the walk, red ants converging on a spot where someone’s dropped a greasy bite of pepperoni.

Intrepid, worldly, & sophisticated food critic laments she’s found no wine pairs well w scorpions or tarantulas….

Yesterday we talked about your favorite #poem. Today you brought a gift of fully ripe persimmons in a paper bag.”
#HarryetteMullen

“Along the roadside, someone has spilled pink Styrofoam peanuts. They add color to the grassy green, but I still prefer flowers.

99 dashing dots crisscross the walk, red ants converging on a spot where someone’s dropped a greasy bite of pepperoni.

Intrepid, worldly, & sophisticated food critic laments she’s found no wine pairs well with scorpions or tarantulas….

Yesterday we talked about your favorite poem. Today you brought a gift of fully ripe persimmons in a paper bag.”
#HarryetteMullen

Along the roadside, someone has spilled pink Styrofoam peanuts. They add color to the grassy green, but I still prefer flowers.

99 dashing dots crisscross the walk, red ants converging on a spot where someone’s dropped a greasy bite of pepperoni.

Intrepid, worldly, & sophisticated food critic laments she’s found no wine pairs well with scorpions or tarantulas….

Yesterday we talked about your favorite poem. Today you brought a gift of fully ripe persimmons in a paper bag.
#HarryetteMullen