(Because every story matters..)
I live on the fringes, I have a story
That I want to tell, but doubt overtakes me
It resembles nothing in the culture mainstream
Strange and unfamiliar to most people it would seem
There are ordeals that I have faced
Because in this society I am out of place
Would anyone be interested to know
All the scars that I have to show?
Do I have the audacity to assume
That my story matters, or should I just resume
My efforts at assimilation that have been
Disappointing, I stay largely unseen..
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Some people say that stories should be inclusive
Then learn the stories of people who live
On the margins of society, let someone like me
Be represented in a book, a podcast, documentary…
Passion...unbridled 