OK, couldn't find a poetry thread other than the ones on Inward Eye that are for poetry we write ourselves, so here we go.
Post poems you find that really strike a chord, that say something you want to say to the world, or to someone in particular.
And since finding this poem is what started me on this in the first place, I'll start it out:
It's not enough to know
that you will walk with me
down the street and not
flinch from the stares.
It's not enough to know
that you do not feel shame
when they look at us and
(it's the playground all over again)
snicker behind their hands
or even not behind their hands at all.
It's not enough to know
that you don't look at my
hodgepodge body
with revulsion
missing what's not there
trying not to see what is
(like I often do)
It's not enough to know
you would defend me
to the death,
me and my right to exist
I need to be certain that you
see me and see magic
love me and love all of me
know me and know your future
to the very end
not in spite of
but because of
who I am.
-Raven Kaldera
