Infuriated with people judging me for speaking on behalf of others I wrote this
"Cloth"
Questions
So many fielded in my direction
“Step to the side sir, we require additional screening”
From authority to minority we represent a majority
Not wishing to speak on other’s behalf
Half can’t muster the voice to speak on these issues
The other half ventilate their struggles on deaf ears
A veneer of atypical political correctness and typical processes stifle progress
Scared of change yet estranged for believing you are the victim
We don’t want to sound profound for what we say
For we ask simple requests
Allow us housing, leaving us browsing for those sympathetic to our cause
Often called flawed and guffawed at for our issues aren’t perceived as real
Venereal diseases disseminate through minds of complacent thought
Sneezing our bacterium into an ecosystem obsessed with disinfection
Reflection on our state of being is necessary to promote progress
Regressing and suppressing our ideals we hope to deploy
Treated like toys
Tossed and lost when we’ve fulfilled our purpose
Demographic requirements to fill empty boxes
Abraded when delegated to our respective slots
Forgotten and begotten in this world we continue to resist and exist in
On a mission to amplify the cries of those who abscond their posts
Why me?
It’s not just me
Three million plus seeking the same platform
Unable to perform for we conform to societal norms
We must represent those who are “unrepresentable”
Excoriated and vindicated when they hear this rallying fry
The brown town cried and profound deniers populate this population
In a nation which understands injustice yet nothing is done
Not fun for one to sheepishly claim they stand for those who cannot
But who will?
We offer skills and labor most won’t undertake
Residing as stakes in the Earth
Unearthed as erosion continues
See us for who we are
These scars we display are not fabricated
Yet the idea that nothing is wrong is