People who were born different
People who were raised differently
People who look and think differently
People like me
People like you
People like us
They try to beat us into place
Convince us that no one wants us
Erase us from the narrative
Hope that everyone forgets about us
Then leave us to deal with the trauma
All on our own
But we are not alone
We are not wrong
Every single person in this world is different in a million different ways
Who are they to say that their ways are right and ours are wrong?
We are different
We are unique
We cannot be silenced
We cannot be erased
There will always be people
that tell you that your dreams are wrong
that you're not allowed to want something
no matter how much joy it brings you
They don't care about your feelings
Only in holding shut the doors to their minds
Building cliffs of ignorance all around them
So they will never understand
Ignore them
Keep fighting for your dreams
Do it in spite of them
Scale the cliffs of ignorance
Exist to show them they don't decide what's right for you
And when you're standing atop the mountain
beaming with joy and pride
They'll be at the bottom
Grumbling and groaning in their misery
Stand tall
Stand proud
And never let anyone else
decide what dreams you're allowed to have