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 beat,

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.