A Giant Shadow

I sat
Huddled in my bed
As the radio announces
Today is Martin Luther King Day
In the United States.

A man taken
Before I was even born
Whose long shadows
Cast over
All of us.

Inspiring
People to think
Outside of the box
Beyond our own rights
To the rights of all.

To discriminate
Against one person
Is to discriminate
Against all people
Period.

I have seen
Discrimination
In my own lifetime
Because
Of my gender issue.

Yet
Refuse to let it
Eat me up
Turning my love
Into hate.

Unlike Rev. King
I have not been
To the “mountain top”
Unable to see
This promised land.

Where everyone’s gender orientation
Is accepted at face value
No questions needed
Nor be asked
Of anyone.

Reviews

[Frank F. Atanacio]

wow-- a powerful write