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What is Ours
Over *1000 rights dictate that you and I are not the same
kind.
Over 1000 lies you tell your children belong to my life
Go to sleep. Because I bet you didn’t have any problems
renting a place
that could easily be denied to my wife and I just because we
are the same sex.
When you get sick, be at peace. At the hospital,
your husband and your kids will be there to kiss your head,
while my wife and I will have to sign a million things
before I even get to sit by the foot of her bed.
You want to adopt a child? No problem? Here’s where you sign.
You deny my rights.
But why? What do you keep hoping for?
That we go away?
No chance.
What you think you took away from me
I’m telling you I’ll have
in only a matter of time.
And newsflash!
When they grow up,
your children won’t care
because they’ll have their own minds.
It’s not a caprice to want to wed.
If it didn’t carry over 1000 rights
we may not want it anyway.
It’s not a matter or convention.
It’s about not regressing and giving us what’s right
according to the bill of rights.
Change your head!
Take a step
into the world of despair
you don’t think exists,
when we know
we may get killed just by smiling the wrong way
in the wrong part of these United States.
1138 benefits, rights and protections we don’t’ get.
So…
For trying to pass DOMA
and
for saying yes to proposition 8,
you owe us.
But just wait.
Those of us fighting for our rights
will make things fair.
©2013
Cassandra Huidobro
*Needs more research
