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scornful, abusive you speak, treat with disrespect giving cause offense rude cause of my face called me names, other than James defame militate it’s cause my skin brown bad-mouth cast aspersions on this went on and on nineteen seventy disparage, jailed in small town cause my step-brother tried to steal rifle from off a Gun store wall yes I was innocent was called everything from N**ER, yawh, boy nobody… I sure was insulted all but child of God prejudice and rage surfaced never ask my name below the Mason Dixon Line in a small town I was just INSULTed 10/25/19 Written by James Edward Lee Sr. 2019© Written for NORTH OMAHA WRITING GROUP (NOW) Wip writing assignment Poem Syllable Counter Results Syllables Per Line: 5 7 5 0 5 7 5 0 5 7 5 0 5 7 5 0 5 7 5 0 5 7 5 0 0 5 7 5 0 5 7 5 Total # Syllables: 136