Avery Bryan, Untitled

to be oppressed by the flag we salute.

I know the truth of the star student that thinks racial slurs are the punchline in a really bad joke.

I remember the time I heard one of my best friends complain about how sensitive America is today. And that’s when it hit me. The one word I would use to describe myself is sensitive.

I will wholeheartedly accept this word as the most descriptive of me if it means that I want a change.