Drip, drip, drip.

It never stops, it’s so tempting to null the dripping

But you know that you shouldn’t.

You know that you can’t safely yet.

Seen as different, always seen as different

That’s one thing that’ll certainly never change.

Wishing one body could just melt away, to have another appear.

But such thing doesn’t exist and never will.

At least not that easily

Being seen as human is such a struggle sometimes.

Contemplating a daily appearance 

just to feel like you’re seen how you want to be seen

some things never change, at least not easily.

Many of us are just tired, tired of the daily fight for validation

For representation, just to merely be seen as human and as equal.

Just for some people to only ever see us as less than,

or as we may have once been.

All we want is basic human decency and respect.

Just like the rest of you,

We are human too.