A Table long and wide
Seats filling fast.
Shoulder to shoulder,
Dreams slipping further and further.
No space created for your dreams to breathe
Suffocating and standing in silence.
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Two choices:
Stand in silence
Excluded from conversation
Accepting a decision made for you.
Or, bring your own chair to the table .
No matter the size of the table or the people in the room,
If someone is not willing to save your space,
Bring your own chair.
Claim your sacred space at the table.
Speak your truth with confidence
And tell bias, fear and bigotry to please shove down.
Whether it is the family table or the corporate table,
BYOC.