I am Me
I don't know what to write about most days Because every day it feels harder and harder to grasp for air my soul slowly draining as I encounter a sea of whiteness when I leave my doorstep Most days I don't know what type of person I should occupy Every time I see a group of more than 4 people, I have the urgency to leave I don't enjoy company anymore I don't want to leave my house Within Predominantly White Institutions, There is a need for marginalized people to pit against each other in order to claim a seat at the table I always never understood that because that is just capitalism For me, I occupy multiple realms, I am Afro Egyptian Alternative Trans Woman Hairy Femmine human person daughter sister Low-income first generation, I am me I am defined by my lineage, not by labels I will never compete with you because the master's tools will never dismantle the master's house My foremothers are Audre Lorde and Marsha P Johnson Blood-derived from t...