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Songs of Burning
ISSUE #21
Author: SparksInTheNight
Songs of Burning
Author: SparksInTheNight
ISSUE #21
I’m a Person
No Plagiarism!9J6Pi4eZDTwsH89K2tzzposted on PＥNAＮＡ

Why is it such a surprise to you

That I bleed just as much as you do?

Why is it such a surprise to you

That I ponder?

Why is it so very strange to you

That I feel love that is good and true?

Why is it so very strange to you

That I wonder?

———

Why do I have to prove

Prove that I’m alive?

Why do I have to prove

I’m a person?

Why do you disapprove

Of what makes me thrive?

Why do you disapprove

Of my version?

———

Why must I hide everything I feel?

Why must I hide the fact that I’m real?

Why must I hide everything I feel?

All my longing

Why do you you think you’re so different from

All of the people who live on crumbs?

Why do you think you’re so different from

Those you’re wronging? ———

Why do I have to prove

Prove that I’m alive?

Why do I have to prove

I’m a person?

Why do you disapprove

Of what makes me thrive?

Why do you disapprove

Of my version?

———

Love and flame and rage and hate and fear and hope and solidarity

All of this and so much more and every moment that you never see

You think I am yours to mold, to hold, to scold, a thing that can be sold

I am rage and I am love I am eternal and my soul is bold

———

Why do I have to prove

Prove that I’m alive?

Why do I have to prove

I’m a person?

Why do you disapprove

Of what makes me thrive?

Why do you disapprove

Of my version?558Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbzh8sn3NKg
558Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUCU3VmFaNB

If you like this piece check out my Mastodon my account is [email protected] and I post about human rights, social justice, and the environment. 

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Songs of Burning
Poetry
Last updated: Dec 3, 2025
Total word count: 12,266
Total reading time: 57 Minutes
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