I Refuse

February 3, 2025

There are people that want
to take my right to live
to erase people like me
to force me to live in misery

I know they aren't all evil
But they don't want to understand me
And they do want to control me
So how can I trust them?

Especially when
They bully me into compliance
Threaten me into hiding
Force me to follow their rules

But one thing they will never do
is make me give up

I refuse

No matter what else they take from me
they will never take my hope
my will to fight

I refuse

When they try to smother me
I will scream out louder

When they try to keep me down
I will rise up stronger

When they try to break my spirit
I will refuse to give up