Ourselves Be Ourselves

from White Wine Cities by Hello Whirled

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we stand too long to wait for the night
to let ourselves be ourselves
in groups we huddle
and cuddle away
so no one knows we’re in hell

to hide what we truly mean
behind increasingly closed doors
more scared than before

they come up marching
and everyone says “don’t touch
accept our differences and coexist”
but they want our bones to rot

they don’t need to hide
they’ll always be let inside
always along for the ride

where to now?
on your TVs begging for money
churches, offices, marked cars
as long as we fall they’ll laugh

protecting doing nothing
it’s all they’ll ever do
inconvenience to us
so we don’t bother you

all safe wonder streets
costumed meet and greets
under old bedsheets

we can’t touch their flag but they can burn ours

news to the world, we’re still here
and we’ll let ourselves be ourselves
deck of cards stacked against us
but somehow we’ll walk through hell

doesn’t mean we need more
just let us through the rainbow door
instead of on the hospital floor
if we can even afford that

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from White Wine Cities, released August 15, 2018

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