basil

basil Jun 2020

sticks and stones
will break bones
and a knee will take a life

tear gas and barricades
will need first aids
and rubber bullets will take eyes

signs and chants
dismissed as rants
and a point that will keep being missed

justice is not just a word.

06.01.2020

#justice #freedom #sticks #stones #protest #riot #blacklivesmatter #poc

basil Jun 2020

be proud

even if your name
doesn't match the one on your drivers licence
or birth certificate:
be proud

even if your pronouns
aren't the ones they use at
family gatherings or birthday parties:
be proud

even if the one you love
isn't the one you're with:
be proud

even if who you are
isn't who you want to be
right now:
be proud

even if people
don't understand
and still use slurs:
be proud

even if you have to fight
to stay visible:
be proud

even if you're not okay:
be proud

happy pride. especially to those who don't have anyone to celebrate with. i'll celebrate with you. even if you don't think you have anything to be proud of, the people that stood at the stonewall riots think that you do. i think that you do. countless members of this community stand with you, and know that you should stand with PRIDE.

so be proud.

06.01.2020

#pride #lgbtqia #lgbtq #lesbian #gay #bi #trans #nonbinary #ace #pan

basil Jun 2020

paper people

humans
are so tangible

like paper
we burn
and rip
and if we get wet,
we get soaked

like paper
we come
in colours

but those colours
make paper more beautiful

when will everyone see the beauty?

06.01.2020

#equality #colour #poc #beauty

basil Jun 2020

when will there be justice?

when
will it be
okay

to be human?

when
will skin be

beautiful?

when
will we
be able to

breathe?

my heart is so heavy.

i am not black, but i hear you. i am not black, but i see you. i am not black, but i stand with you. i am not black, but i will fight for you.

06.01.2020

#blacklivesmatter #human #skin

Jun 2020

Erika

no justice, no peace.

he said he couldn’t breathe,
so they took his last breath

I’m so sick of feeling like it’s never going to stop. It needs to stop. It’s exhausting to know that everyday social injustice keeps happening and now that something is being done about it, everyone is ******. When I can raise my sons and daughters and not fear for their life. Only then, will I be satisfied.