They fomented hate for years
Now give us crocodile tears
But they care not
For my sisters and brothers
My family just “others.”
Nine and forty souls were lost
My transgender heart tempest-tossed
Their gentle souls
Cut down by a gunman’s hate
They did not deserve their fate
Carry on, we will and must
We will fight for what is just
Sadness today
But one day our hearts will sing
While they soar on angel’s wing
Jun 15, 2016
Jun 15, 2016 at 10:24 PM UTC
They fomented hate for years
Now give us crocodile tears
But they care not
For my sisters and brothers
My family just “others.”
Nine and forty souls were lost
My transgender heart tempest-tossed
Their gentle souls
Cut down by a gunman’s hate
They did not deserve their fate
Carry on, we will and must
We will fight for what is just
Sadness today
But one day our hearts will sing
While they soar on angel’s wing
Written by
47/Transgender Female/North Carolina
Jun 15, 2016
Jun 15, 2016 at 10:24 PM UTC
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