The End of the World, and: (number per day) X (number of school days per year) X (number of years) = Xn or A Fraction of the Number of Times I Was Called the Name Between 3rd Grade and 8th Grade

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The End of the World, and: (number per day) X (number of school days per year) X (number of years) = Xn or A Fraction of the Number of Times I Was Called the Name Between 3rd Grade and 8th Grade José Antonio Rodríguez (bio) The End of the World After Czesław Miłosz When the storm falls hardOutside Starbucks, when the sunKeeps rising like a planetIn a Star Wars film,What more can I offerTo the end of this world.This morning I readThat a 7-year-old Taiwanese boy diedAfter Judo in which a mate and coachPracticed throws on him 27 times.A Buddhist priest once told meThat before the awareness of suffering,A person is not a person but suffering itself.Given the boy's descent into pain,Then the 70-day coma,What did they know about sufferingExcept maybe the quieting of the machines? [End Page 76] (number per day) X (number of school days per year) X (number of years) = Xn or A Fraction of the Number of Times I Was Called the Name Between 3rd Grade and 8th Grade faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggotfaggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggotfaggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggotfaggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggotfaggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggotfaggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggotfaggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggotfaggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggotfaggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggotfaggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggotfaggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggotfaggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggotfaggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggotfaggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggotfaggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggotfaggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggotfaggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggotfaggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggotfaggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggotfaggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggotfaggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggotfaggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggotfaggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggotfaggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggotfaggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggotfaggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggotfaggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggotfaggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggotfaggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggotfaggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggotfaggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot [End Page 77] faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggotfaggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggotfaggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggotfaggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggotfaggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggotfaggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggotfaggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot faggot [End Page...