.

Taking away

my pain,

my name,

my pedigree.

Who I was

and who I am,

erased from me.

Struggling with merely

comprehending

why

in the world

you thought you had

the power

and authority

to decide

who I am?

If this

is the way

things are gonna be,

we’re gonna have problems.

I am

all I know

how to be.

 

 

HG – 2022