Content Warning: mentions of racism, violence, and addiction. primary-source quotes of dehumanisation.
Some people say
I’m too intense.
Or
that the decisions I make
don’t really make sense.
I have these ideas you see,
and I have a hard time explaining why they’re so important to me
(in a way that doesn’t scare them off, at least.)
But the great thing about this stage is -
Y’all are here for a performance.
You signed up for this shit!
So where does my intensity come from?
Well,
From realising what I should have known years ago -
We aren’t safe.
Nobody is.