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why are you so angry

they ask me, as if i have any reason not to be

By ghostsandrebelsPublished 2 years ago 2 min read
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why are you so angry?

because children all around the world are living in households of abuse, and can't escape, and aren't listened to -

+ it doesn't matter because

we're just teaching them to be respectful

because anyone can have a child and anyone can raise it

+ anyone can leave it in whatever shape they please

because the media tells a woman she isn't pretty

and that fat equals unlovable and ugly and

you should be ashamed

but fat is not a bad word

and skinny women get shamed too

because white men kill black men

with no regard

and then walk free after getting out on good behaviour

but a black man kills a white man

+ it's nothing less than uproar

because black lives matter shouldn't be controversial

but it is

+ the world is jaded by racist men whose tiny brains

just reek of privilege

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but why are you so angry?

because boys suffer in silence

because love isn't love if it's not your idea of love

because everybody cares what's in my pants +

not

what's

in my brain

i don't look at you when i speak so i am rude and weak!

but i can speak much better when my brain is not on edge from

looking at a person who insists i be respectful

because you don't deserve my respect!

we are angry

we are stupid and disabled and misunderstood

but

we'd do it if we could!

+ a chronically ill person has to pay money to stay alive

+ a gender non-conforming child is confused and contrived

+ a person with psychosis is just dangerous not sick

+ i have to be a woman because i don't have a dick

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why am i so angry?

because you don't wear a mask -

your ableism's showing and your freedoms don't mean shit

when your dirty hands just point the blame and threaten to forfeit a game

that was never just a game because our lives are at risk

but you make me angry

because

you don't give a shit.

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ghostsandrebels

i'm a a queer writer, poet, cat lover, and author. i'm passionate about psychology, human rights, and creating places where lgbt+ youth and young adults feel safe, represented, and supported.

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