We are so much more
than the suffering we absorb
as they beat us & keep us
from the people we adore
We are so much more
than the poison which they pour
down our thoats while we choke
and spit it to the floor
We are so much more
than the lables that they force
with our make-up, fighting rapists
laugh as their teardrops form
We are so much more
than the info they store
on our friends & on our movement
while they’re kicking down our door
We are so much more
than the lies that they burn
into our brains, try to train us
but we will never learn