Drifting back
into your oppression,
longing for every single word
that calls me out,
makes me less than human.
I want you to do your best
to marginalize me.
I’m asking for
all the slings and arrows.
I’m asking for
ridicule and disgrace.
I’m asking for
all your opposition.
Show me your hand
and I’ll show you my face.
Let’s have a war,
because that’s why
we’re both here.
You create the world
and I must thrive
despite all the ways
you try
to destroy me.
So, let’s stop
beating around the bushes.
Let’s get down to business, now.
If you’re gonna be my opposition,
then be worthy of me,
somehow.
HG – 2021
