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"it's not relevant" Oh I'm sure You've heard of more important things before, but We were told to fill out paragraphs to the brim With notes that bordered on inconsequential But yes, this man Was gay, but we don't need to talk about Don't talk about it Let's look at his life and death, His time in the war, And relate that to his prose instead We don't need to talk about how he was gay In a time where it was a social suicide We don't need to talk About his playwrite boyfriend Come on kids You're lucky his name is being mentioned at at But don't talk about How he must've felt What it was like for him to love Don't talk about it Talk about the war Its less voilent

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Book: Reflection on the Important Things