“They're always telling me I'm too angry
Especially when I mention land theft or rape or genocide
They go to therapy to understand themselves
pound anonymous pillows safely with a stranger
in the closed room of improper behavior
There is
no pillow I’m angry with.”

—  Chrystos

"They're always telling me I'm too angry" (1995)

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American writer, activist 1946

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