It is time to untangle your tongue,
and let the muzzle drop with a thud;
time to speak your truth, tell the narrative,
one both as unique as it is universal.
It is time to bear witness to you, all of you,
to your own singular experience of this,
the imagining, the awareness, the breathing,
this thing we call life, the being we cherish.
you are dissected:
the labels,
the identifiers,
the accolades,
the rumors,
the adjectives,
the adverbs,
the slangs,
and the slurs,
you are a whole
human being
with a consciousness,
an essence,
a soul
that is your own
alone
and thus, you are
extremely valuable
and deserving of love
just for being you.
believe this.
it is true.
I have no more
words for a world
that perpetuates
children being
blown to blitz.