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Bragging Rights

Some soldiers, we know, are men,
the others women.

Some men are unhappy about it;
the women glad.

Some soldiers rape other soldiers,
the victims women,

an act of dominant disrespect
we expect in prison.

Politics and SocietySuzi PeelJune 23, 2016
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