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No was born eight feet tall on a warm afternoon in December
Si, Lo Sono Giancarlo Giuseppe Alessandro Esposito
Valerie Smith
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Badwas not my first TV show. Indosso mia madre
’ s Alabama smile.
Si, sono nato in Danimarca. Mandalorian was not my first movie. Gideon has Papa ’ s Italian hair.
Si, bruciato su Broadway diecianniprima Tom and Penn in Taps. A white sheet loosely covers mieiricci.
Si, I did time with Eddie. No lines— I listened with Papa ’ s eyes, mia madre
’ s manicioccolato tucked in my pockets.
I am an ensemble of kings, not ISolitiSospetti. I want you to be taken and desperately surprised.
Yes, I am Dean Big Brother Almighty. I wouldn ’t be here without Ossie and Rubie, Sam, Larry, Jasmine, Tisha, Roger, and Spike…
Aaaaah si, I know who shot Malcolm. Non sono stato io, maquesto eproblema, si? Denzel and Angela our only solace. I’ ve gone digital, ilcapo delfuturo, a Far Cry from finished. It’ s Papa ’ s voice sollevamento, and Mama ’ s killer smile.
The Wayne Literary Review: Escapism
No was born eight feet tall on a warm afternoon in December
Valerie Smith
No emptied the womb No filled the room No was a baby starving for conversation
No behaved well for a two-year-old No kidding No cutting No child left behind
No snuck out the house to star in a tearjerker No peeking No, wait No just said No was quiet as quiet was kept
No kept getting into trouble No skateboarding No smoking No trespassing No exit No picked a fight and won No lo contendere No justice no peace
No enlisted and put it all together per standard operating procedure No-limit soldier No mercy
The Wayne Literary Review: Escapism
