Columbus' Child
Content notice: Violence against people of color,
people with disabilities, trans wimmin, and gender
nonconforming people; allusion to suicide,
sexual violence, and genocide. End of content notice.
Start of poem:
The U.S. ain't shit
This government ain't legit
The only free have a white face
The rest of us can't take up space
Forget hobbies 'cuz
Always gotta lobby
Even then,
Our own folk exclude disabled bodies
Cops settin' up
Mentally ill people in a noose
But disguise 'em as handcuffs
Trans wimmin locked up
For sex work and hormone use
Gender nonconforming beans cant use the bathroom
Or risk being assaulted
Or other abuse
Our rights seem optional
The system ain't functional
Christopher Columbus would surely approve
Of this so-called greatness
That got the bigots and ignants enthused
End of poem.