Pointing fingers
accusing glares
you see me as
a different creature
oblivious to me
my feelings
my opinions
prejudice in
your eyes
curious yet cruel
you want answers
so here
here is my soul
lay it across
your precious maps
and directions
pin it down
hook it up
to your machines
pull apart
the fibers of me
watch your
accusing finger
scan over
my DNA
watch is falter
as it scans
find the proof
that I am human
I am a human
yes, I am different
but others are like me
wanting to be free
of labels
and stereotypes
judges and lawyers
are baffled
leave us alone
I'm not asking you
to be my best friend
all I'm asking
is that you
will treat me like a human
give us the rights
promised to us
by our forefathers
written in iron pen
it was "we the people"
not "we the privileged"
As we live among you
just see us
as friends
as children
as humans.