The N Word
they say i don't fit their ideal
i'm not the kind that they're used to
they say i'm outside of their mold
and don't behave as I've been told
they say there's no place here for me
to jus' go back, to being out of the blue
they say my sexuality sets me apart
never like them, to be able and smart
they say i should go to where i began
'cause here, i'm maybe three fifths of a man
they say a gender such as me
can only be subservient to their command
they say their faith has led them thus
to proclaim my existence sub-humanity
I say to them, "Will there ever be
a time when you will treat me equally?"
"No" is the reply
© Goode Guy 2013-03-06
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