do you despise
the wrinkles around my eyes
or the size of my thighs
as if that makes me who I am?
do you despair
the greying of my hair
dismiss the wisdom I bear
because I’m not one of you?
I am disqualified
de-bona-fide
judged and tried
by your esteem
listen to this breakthrough!
your point of view
says everything about you
and nothing of who I am
if you are able you will see
all of humanity
is my family tree
we each belong
I no longer wait for you to see
I am who I was made to be
to live this life gloriously
…with or without you
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