Poetry Collection

We Are Equal :1:

"We are equal," they claim, but we are still told that we are wrong, dirty, disgusting, the scum of the earth

They tell us that we are unnatural, freaks of nature even

Can you see past this hatred clouding you? Or has it festered and grown for too long, like moldy bread

"We have the same rights," they say, but that also that we corrupt children, are horrible people, that we don't deserve life

They tell us to hide ourselves, a secret to be ashamed of

Can you see the person inside? Not the people we love or our skin tone of all? Can you see I'm me?

We've been emancipates, legalized, even freed, but still they see us as below them, like barnacles on ships

Just because we don't have synonymous beliefs or values, we are automatically disgusting creatures that don't deserve the gift of life?

Can you see past years of hatred, and see us as who we are?

They have screamed, shouted, screeched, and hissed insults, berating us and our preferences or choices

They have maimed us, murdered us, and shamed us into extinction

Is it possible for you to put aside your hatred, to see us as people, not as the vermin under your floorboards?

Can you see me for my mind? Not for my wife, husband, skin tone, girlfriend, boyfriend, religion, or race?

They are a dying species, though. Most people see us for us, not for our choices, but our minds

They have been berating us, while we fight with love and equality on our minds and on our tongues

We have been going to court, fighting for our rights, and winning too

So while you hide in your blanket of the past, we look to the ligh of the future, for it guarantees one thing

Equality for you and I

Equality for everyone 

Peace for all