Equality

Equality in America is a bloody subject
if you are not a rich-white-heterosexual male.
People have had their heads bashed in
by the police,
had the dogs sicked on them,
blood has been shed as people sang
their songs of freedom during marches and protests.
It has never been won by sitting
on your ass bitching about how you’re
being treated unfairly.
You want equal pay?
You want the freedom to choose?
You want your marriage to be valid
and safe from legislation by “Jesus Freaks” in power?
This country doesn’t give a shit about
you unless it feels your pain deep
in its’ gut,
you gotta make “Lady Liberty” cry as
she looks out over the harbor,
you gotta stand in the face of
your enemy as they sit in their
cushy seats in congress and scream:
“I AM ALIVE!”
“I AM HUMAN!”
“I WILL NOT BE IGNORED!”
“I WILL BE FREE!”
Then maybe, if you scream long enough,
you can bring about change.