film the world before it happens.

it hurts
physically fucking hurts
to pour your soul into a moment,
build your being around a movement
then have it taken away.
to be told no for a lifetime
every time
you go to get your hopes up
hope for something better
than the voices pounding in your head
throbbing,
telling you you're worthless
everything is hopeless
and it's oppression,
not curiosity
that killed the cat.
it kills us all
slowly.
it's being shoved into a world
filled with hate
where people need labels
where change for a better tomorrow
get beaten down
with a baton and a riot shield
because they don't believe.
they don't trust in peace
in a place where humanity can co-exist
without guns,
without knives,
just love and compassion.
and it's just a fraction
of the world
that actually cares.