Poetry collection 2023

9/27/23

Trigger warnings: transphobia, murder, death, doxxing, harassment, legal and religious discrimination, police brutality, suicide, cyber bullying, swatting, discrimination, guns, medical discrimination. If you are sensitive to any of these topics, I would advise that you not read this work.

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Today I was killed.
This is an old story, told over and over again.
I was beaten to death in the bathroom
Because I needed to pee
And I died.

Today I was killed.
This is an old story, told over and over again.
I was denied medical care
That would have saved my life
And I succumbed to my illness and died.

Today I was killed.
This is an old story, told over and over again.
Legislators made laws that classified me
As a non human, As a threat
And I got shot on my way home and died.

Today I was killed.
This is an old story, told over and over again.
The pastor's son rounded up his friends to harass me
And when I called the cops, the officer sided with them
And broke my neck
And I died.

Today I was killed.
This is an old story, told over and over again.
I asked online for mercy
So somebody found my IP address
Told all of their friends where I was
And set a seat team on me
And I died.

Today I was killed.
This is an old story, told over and over again.
I was told by everyone else that I was an abomination
Until I believed it myself
And I locked myself in my room
With my fathers revolver
And shot myself in the head
And died.

Today I was killed.
Today I was killed.
Today I was killed.
Over, and over, and over again
I die.
This story continues, it is told every day:
Today I was killed.
I wonder how I will be killed tomorrow.