The Dearly Hated

Statistics and Hatred

You look to the statistics of queer children who have killed themselves and see a number
An illness
A failed parent
Another reason to hate queers

I look the the statistics of queer children who have killed themselves and see children.
A child.
Just a baby.
Another reason to fight for change.

You look at the statistics and see numbers. I look at the statistics and see lives.

We are not the same