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Does southern racism do it?
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Does the dismemberment of women do it?
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What is the point of putting these on the page?
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And, if you think about the way some bodies literally explode,
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think of the new Jesus--remember when Haze takes that little,
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shriveled body from Lily and throws it against the wall,
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the head pops, and out comes dust and trash.
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If bodies are exploding here,
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why are we not asked to care?
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And, if we aren't asked to care,
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what is it that we're asked to do, or to think, in response to these things?
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Now, Patricia Yaeger, in her argument, rejects what has typically been offered