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Loving Fiercely: How I Resist - 4. Chapter 4: Will You

R.I.P. Dionte Green

What would happen if my life was taken away

Shot down without cause to keep blackness at bay

Would you march for me?

Will you speak my name?

Or am I to be forgotten

A byproduct of your disdain

 

Does the queerness of my being negate my worth

Or do you see it as a reason to move forth

Do you not see me as one of your own?

Am I another black fag to disown?

Am I not allowed to be grieved?

Should my killer expect reprieve?

 

We each share similar struggles that tug at our hearts

From a monstrous power willing to pull us apart

When we take the time to acknowledge our difference

We discover we each embody resistance

Let’s promise that we will fight for each other

And end this war on our sisters and brothers

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How can I disown my brother? I am at your shoulder. This is another stirring poem; another inescapable question. 

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Carry Love, empathy and compassion for all your brothers and sisters. There's more to make us alike, rather than different.

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wow, the message here brings up so many emotions and connections. The question you raise is so profound - will he/is he forgotten because of whom he loved? Not canonized as martyr to the cause of ending violence simply because he doesn't matter (and his queer status places him as disposable in the political sense). 

 

Nothing new about the question, sadly, and I'm reminded about Bush Jr. saying the murder of James Bryd should not be prosecuted as a hate crime, for some reason. The news and aftermath of that case is well-kown and 'used' for political advancement. At around the same time however, another racial and homophobic murder received almost no attention - Steen Fenrich is another of our kind LGTB people need to remember with honor, love and caring. 

 

Thanks for another thought-provoking poem.  

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1 hour ago, Parker Owens said:

How can I disown my brother? I am at your shoulder. This is another stirring poem; another inescapable question. 

Your comment is heartfelt :). Thank you.

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27 minutes ago, BlindAmbition said:

Carry Love, empathy and compassion for all your brothers and sisters. There's more to make us alike, rather than different.

This is so true. We're not much different, we as people. Thank you :).

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17 minutes ago, AC Benus said:

wow, the message here raises so many emotions and connections. The question you raise is so profound - will he/is he forgotten because of whom he loved? Not canonized as martyr to the cause of ending violence simple because he doesn't matter (and his queer status places him as disposable in the political sense). 

 

Nothing new about the question, sadly, and I'm reminded about Bush Jr. saying the murder of James Bryd should not be prosecuted as a hate crime, for some reason. The news and aftermath of that case is well-kown and 'used' for political advancement. At around the same time however, another racial and homophobic murder received almost no attention - Steen Fenrich is another of our kind LGTB people need to remember with honor, love and caring. 

 

Thanks for another thought-provoking poem.  

This was a very difficult piece to write because of that question. It's an unsettling thought and makes me very fearful sometimes. 

 

I do recall reading about James Byrd sometime after his murder (I had been really young when I first heard of the case), but I never knew Bush Jr.'s stance on the crime, which is disturbing to process. Thank you, however, for enlightening me about Steen Fenrich. He is a member of ours I will do my best to remember and honor with love.

 

You're welcome for the poem and thank you very much for sharing :).

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