we are all holy

we are all holy

she posts on facebook, asking

god for forgiveness; asking to

spare us for legalizing basic

human rights. protesting through

prayers, she keeps her hatred

through peaceful resolve, spouting

horseshit about her religious freedom,

but no one ever discusses our

freedom from her religion.

we must remember to be

mindful of their disgust;

to respect them with each

step we take towards growing,

but they are never mindful

of our bodies each time they

burn scars into our flesh,

herd us into churches and

force us to pray ourselves

away. we are not sins

waiting to be absolved,

we do not spit arrows into

anyone’s god. we simply

want to be human.

i can imagine her suffering each time

the rainbow passes on her wall,

each time we make it another inch.

how you have suffered, poor soul,

watching your people set themselves

on fire in protest because their pain

is the last resort. they haven’t scarred

well, they have to show us that

pain works on both sides.

we have yet to feel the acid rain

from god’s mouth; he hasn’t

waved his hands to dissolve us

from the existence he bled from

his fingers. we are all holy. your

embers will not lift you to heaven.

the ashes will only further the

hell we’ve worked hard to create.