Why must they hate us?
We only want to be ourselves
To exist honestly
To show who we are
We choose our names
We tell people what to call us
Yet they refuse
They insist that they know better
But they don't
How can anyone know us better than ourselves?
Why must we be afraid
To introduce ourselves
To wear the clothes we want
To have the bodies that make us comfortable
That's all we want
To exist
To be who we are
Why is that so much?
Why?
I will listen
to all of your problems
offer support the best I can
but you must understand
that there will be a point
at which I reach my limits
and I must take care of myself
I am here
I am visible
I will be seen
Speaking out
is scary
can get me hurt
ostracized
abandoned
But this is who I am
and I will be me
I will not be silent
No matter how loud I have to be
I will let the world know
that I
EXIST