My father’s family is going to hate me
They hate me already
And they don’t even know
I’m a montage of people they hate

Come Christmas time the truth will be found
I am a Muslim
I am queer
I am a democrat
I am a girl with a shaved head

To many, these statements are not troubling
But to my family it means
I am a terrorist
I am a sinner
I am shameful
I am ugly

Everything they stand for hurts me
Loud insults thrown at me
Hushed gossip heard through doors
Why are they afraid
Why do they hate me