Affecting Social Justice

In this world,
we have no choice what we're born as.
We are the representatives for our kind
and we must defend the weaker
as we come to understand the way our world works.

I see this in animals screeching loudly in the forest,
protecting themselves proactively.
Over many years,
these traits have been passed down to their offspring
which allows them to thrive in a world where before
they might not have.

And so this wisdom is found in the forest:
-scare the predators with your loud screeches
-let your numbers make them aware
they don't want to **** with you.
-allow your colors to be seen
so they know that if they try you
they might never be the same again.

I was born into a time where my enemy was myself.
I had been taught it was wrong, I was wrong,
I was broken.

Still, it was a better time,
as brave souls had come before and began paving the way,
setting the precedent for a new era of change.

No longer would I see myself as a flaw,
as an unmistakable sin in the intricate fabric of the universe,
but as a being deserving to be understood,
to live,
to love.

These souls gave up
comfort for truth,
ease for justice,
hate for love
- for us.

That can all stop today
with silent souls allowing
their brethren to be slaughtered,
their lovers to be lost,
and a world to be created where we are beings
not deserving to be understood,
to be loved,
or to live.

It is important to understand
social justice is not affected by silence.
It is affected by the loud noise you make
when you tell people the truth.
It is affected by the colors you share with the world,
unafraid to be seen and known.
It is progressed by learning that you are not an object of shame,
but a being whom you should be unequivocally proud of.

Brave souls came before you with a legacy.
They sacrificed many years of their lives,
and others will sacrifice many more,
just so that you
can be
you.