Learning the Alphabets
Today we were learning the alphabets in class
We began
A is for angst, anguish or even anxiety
The teacher then explained that the B in sound in Biphobia is the same as the one in Bible
C is not to be confused with quarter life crisis but is indeed crises
and the same in cry…
As for the D in dopamine, he only comes once in a while
In the form of dread, dead friends and the ever so soothing smell of sniffed or burnt things
E is the ecstasy you feel on a ride to F
Fuck fuck fuck these 20s
And G for God’s sakes, why is there so much H- homophobia?
I I I is an affirmation not to be swallowed whole by the joy of the jay
The same that evades you on dim lit dance floors
Or on a Sunday night before the K
In the kleptocracy, kakistocracy and clusterfuck of this capitalism That calls you again the L word
Thrown at you
Lesbian
And lazy, lousy or loser as the teacher exemplified
M is for Mother the only place that is your nest when you say NO
Which is a complete sentence that the M in Monster oh I mean men always confuse to more
The O is the officer telling your beloved that the P in pain is only passing
And the Q in Queer was probably asking for it.
Today we were learning the alphabets in class
And the R is for Rescue Me, Rescue Me, Rescue Me
From the S word- not the super trans man that I am
But the suicide and the shame of being U
Which is maybe being U equals U
Undetectable is untransmittable
Or U equals U which is unclean or undesirable
Because of the V in HIV
W- make a wish to make it stop when you go on your knees for your needsThe X is not the cross that shed its blood for you & I
But the excommunication of the other like the Y in YOU
Today we learnt the alphabets in class
And Z was the end of my zeal for these days
Today we learnt the alphabets in class
And I heard the LGBTQIA Plus was left out deliberately.
With the end of USAID, consider donating to the Desmond Tutu Health Foundation to support HIV-positive South Africans during this harrowing time.
Also, please consider getting involved with the Pride Shelter Trust, an LQBTQ+ Haven in Oranjezicht.