Stand Up

Have you got a minute? 

Let’s talk about my crumbling mental health 

This wall comes up and I can’t get passed it

A sign of depression and don’t say it’s all in my head

You don’t know me very well

So let me try and invite you a little

Welcome, I’d define myself as someone crafty 

If memory serves me…we were negotiating

Negotiating things like human rights

Let’s talk about justice 

Justice for these women 

And giving these women a peace of mind

Since the beginning of time

Men find excuses to lock women away

They are still inventing ways to drive women over the edge

For most of these women, trust was shattered long time ago 

It’s my priority to make sure we do right by these women

Cooperation

Let me tell you what cooperation looks like

I don’t want you putting words in my mouth

This is wrong

Trying to inspire them by pulling them down

Let’s talk about gender minorities

What you are doing is violation of the human rights act 

They’re being scapegoated

The human need to blame someone

How can you be so arrogant and naïve?

To think that there’s only one reality that you’re able to see

Understanding the truth is the only choice 

Incapable of handling the truth? 

I am going to keep standing up

Standing up for better treatment

Better treatment for the LGBTQ community

Standing up for more rights

Standing up for my brothers & sisters 

 Who can’t stand up for themselves no more 

Let’s talk about child abuse

What is already a painful situation 

Over the years the numbers haven’t dwindled away 

I am going to keep standing up for more rights 

More rights for children

Trying to survive years and years of abuse

Let’s talk about the youth and unemployment 

Let’s try again for real this time

I have been deprived 

Not all of us have been as fortunate as you 

One day your time will end

We are organic matter, we rot

This darkness will fade into a sunrise 

You’ve been too clever by half 

Trying to scare me with heat you were putting on me

We’re past that

And this is who I represent 

I see everything but the world doesn’t see me

I had a dream

A dream about her again last night

I can’t see her face anymore

When I wake up, I can’t remember

Do you remember how she looked like?

When her face wasn’t swollen

And her arms weren’t full of bruises

I don’t understand 

It’s like you’re trying so hard to hurt me

To hurt us

“Don’t worry, I am going to do better

From now onwards, I am going to keep you safe”

How, by moving out?

You should have left this place years ago

I can’t believe you made us go through this again

Actually, I can

Of course, I can

You’re full of rage and I can still smell it

You’re hurting this woman

This woman you’re hurting is my mother

Tell me

Why haven’t you changed?

Tell me

I like details

“Honestly, I’m angry

I didn’t want to hurt you or her, I still don’t

There’s no reason for this to end badly

There’s no reason for these hallways with no exits

Excuse my language, everything I learned

I learned from my father

My father was the meanest of them all

And then he disappeared

By the way

I am not unaware of the obvious cliché here

Being…not a happy childhood”