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During a time of trans persecution I read the beatitudes
Lilia Marie Ellis
Griefblessed; weeks grave and the
gnashing terror; when they
revile you kill you make
you mud and ash of
yourself and your
heart's empty chambers
clamor on in half
silence; when this is
the world; that which
comes to pass; when
they torture you and yours until the
clouds fall out of the
sky; and you crane
your wilting neck despite;
tarnished gaze on all
you will inherit;
Lilia Marie Ellis is a poet, essayist, and graduate student at the University of Chicago.
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