The Next Step

What do I do,  

as a black woman, 

when they get control?   

When the consequences 

don't matter anymore? 

When I watch my people 

get bullied, 

get beaten, 

get murdered, 

because it's okay now? 

What will I do, 

as a black woman? 

What do I do, 

as a queer woman, 

when they get control? 

When the one in charge 

doesn't think we 

have worth? 

When I want to 

get married 

adopt kids 

be free 

but it may not be free anymore? 

What will I do, 

as a queer woman? 

What will they do, 

as the other suffering minorities, 

when they get control? 

Latinos, 

transgender people, 

they will suffer. 

They will suffer and I will watch them suffer; 

because I am forced to see this madness. 

What can I do  

to help you all; 

to help me, 

my friends, 

my family, 

my life? 

Gone. 

Thank you for your votes; 

I will be preparing my goodbyes.