I have utmostrespect for youbut in that moment if Iwere toget out ofyour wayinstead ofwalking up the
I have utmostrespect for youbut in that moment if Iwere toget out ofyour wayinstead ofwalking up the stairsto my homeI would haveno respectfor myself.I didn’t knowwhy you couldn’tunderstand thiswhen I toldyou. Insteadyou screamedat me andtold me Iwas rude. Andthen yousaid someoneof myage shouldknow meaningthat youwere addingto my crimethe factthat I amolder than you.What am Ito do. Howmany dayshave passedand Ihave noreason to thinkthatyour ancestorswere stolenfrom theirhome in A-fricaand becauseof my notknowing that thisis truebut thinkingthat itis possibleit makesme certainthat respectnext timewould befor meto step around.MaybeI could sayquietly joining youfor a momentin yourvast andancientsorrowthat wasmy home- Eileen Myles • Anthony Friedkin - Jim and Valerie, Trouper’s Hall, Hollywood, 1970 -- source link
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