Dallas Clayton Writer, Artist and Author of An Awesome Book.

BIG , BIG

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BIG, BIG

It can be scary
listening to local teenagers
talk too long about “honor” and “respect.”

On one hand:
this is how strong family bonds are built

On the other:
forehead tattoos
and stabbing someone to death
before you ever got a chance
to fly on an airplane
and see the rest of the world.