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They banned our books


They banned our books They banned them because there queer and wrong They say they are putting ideas in children’s heads They blame the books for them being queer They blame the lines of text for intoxicating their young minds They blame the covers for giving them the wrong idea That a man can be with a man That a woman can be with a woman That is why they banned our books They banned our books They banned them because there religions beliefs don’t align They banned them because they think differently They think we should all believe the same and not question that reality They say that they have the “wrong religious view point” They say that it gives them the wrong idea That we can have different opinions and beliefs That we can live under different religions That is why they banned our books They banned our books They banned them because they say we should be equal They banned them for being inclusiveness They think just because someone looks different they’re wrong They think that they are superior because of the amount of melamine in there skin They think the portrayal of someone different is infecting the kids They say it gives them the wrong idea That we should all have human rights no matter are skin tone That we are all human and should be treated as such That is why they banned our books They banned our books They burned our books They restrict our books They hide our books This is what they do to our books
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