Plumage

"Plumage" We are the iridescent gems kicked like rubble gifts to give we walk souls in dead bodies all colours, plumage to be free accepted our truth, is shunned by the better ones we are viewed obscenities integrity takes courage honesty by the beautiful ones broken down by frowning whispers bits of us shine put together again macrami shame hung around our necks we are a puzzle considered feigned by the holier than thous discouraged we are love that is hidden, pain Love is Love Life is Life inside comes out eventually different coloured feathers freely given flight brighter than ordinary what is expected tries so many times, tears cry windows open credence to be seen uncovered jewels that glisten soulfully divine in Divinity’s eyes Heaven listens (LadyLabyrinth/ 2021) “The Village” / Wrabel https://youtu.be/tilsrO-3gcQ "Whispering that same prayer half a million times It's a lie, though buried in disciples One page of the Bible isn't worth a life There's something wrong in the village, In the village..." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT_rights_in_Australia https://humanrights.gov.au/our-work/education/face-facts-lesbian-gay-bisexual-trans-and-intersex-people https://www.beyondblue.org.au/who-does-it-affect/lesbian-gay-bi-trans-and-intersex-lgbti-people https://www.cfr.org/article/changing-landscape-global-lgbtq-rights https://ilga.org/about-us LYRICS/ The Village, by Wrabel https://genius.com/Wrabel-the-village-lyrics