the persecution of pride
“…sometimes it’s necessary to see a [person] bleeding after having been punched to feel some kind of impact.”
–Melania Geymonat
1
they just wanted
to ride the bus
home.
but they wanted
to make it there
safely.
they wanted to
sit in their silence-
stew in their love-
savor their moment-
live unafraid.
all they wanted,
they wanted without
the jeers
and the taunts
and the blood on their face.
they just
wanted
a kiss.
2
we are not
your entertainment.
and we are not
your daily
hate crime.
the closet is
too small now.
keep your pissy
promenade
of arrows.
we will not
be afraid.
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A calm telling of what the riders wanted and a stiff warning to all who are guilty of showing their dislike of persons without realizing the harm the do.
the closet is
too small now. Great insight…
Good poem
very very powerful