Humans of OUTniagara
Do I hate my body or do I truly hate myself?
I am more than I appear,
My worth is greater than anything I may fear
The fear I have because you hate everything I am,
You hate my confidence, you can expect my deviance
You hate my courage, I’ll use that to my advantage
You despise of everything I am
The hate you carry, fuels my furry
The hate you spread, will only leave our ego unfed
I love who I am
My existence is my resistance
My distress is my fortress
I will not allow your hate to define my fate
I love everything I am
The pain you cause, I do not put it on pause
I harvest it and let it manifest
I use it as a tool to stand up to you,
You are nothing but a bigoted fool
Your hate does not put me in solitary, if anything brings us together in solidarity.
There is no place for hate, I do have faith
I can change the world.
– Blake Smith
Delivered on Transgender Day of Remembrance
November 20, 2019
Third Space Café, Niagara Falls
Humans of OUTniagara
