Hey, you
don't ignore me when I speak
I have a voice,
and I'd like you to listen
'Cause I listened to you
Don't step on me,
push my face into the dirt
laugh at me,
*** on me,
kick me when I'm down
I'm here, I'm real
you can't take that away from me
I'm not a vessel
I'm no "host"
for a life that isn't my own
I'm not defined
by my ability to create
it's a blessing,
not a guideline
Just because I can,
Doesn't mean I have to
Just because I do
Doesn't mean I will
Your God's no better than mine,
just because he agrees with you
and he favors your life over mine,
excuse me while I get back in place
This body,
my body, wasn't made
to create, to bare, to endure
it was made, I was made
for choice
for power
for purpose
and no man, policy, or "divine" rite
can take that away.