In dark alleys I stand

In its comfort I linger

I sit in the corner of this sidewalk

Begging for my piece of my humanity

The darkness makes me want to scream

To shout to “hell with you”

This is who I am

You evict me in your social discourses

You discredit my name

Sometimes I wonder

If my coming to light

Will bring me peace

Am I coward to cower

In the truth of who I am

The time will soon come

When the dark alleys shall no longer

Be my home

If you hate me, so be it.

If you love me still, then you know what

The gift of life is.