Did I Piss You Off?

A poem by me. (comments or discussion of the issue welcome)

Did I piss you off?

I'm sorry, but you see --

       Hold on!  Wait!

       No, I am not sorry,

       I refuse to

                    apologize

                    compromise

         because that serves only to legitimize

                     those who hate,

               and those who say

     "I'm on your side, but you have 

       to understand that there is too much at stake.

       If we stand strong for 'you gays' we could 

       lose it all for heaven's sake!"

  With friends like these

   Who needs

                            Romneys               Santorums         Bachmanns        NOM                  FRC      or the Neo-Nazzis!

For too many decades we have

        picketed, marched, fought,

        asked nicely, ran for office,

        taken beatings, been slandered, 

        been demonized, and DIED.

  You've heard us saying #wecantwait

  Well now I say #wewontwait !

              Why is our community content to 

               take crumbs of equality while

               being asked to give, give, and

               give some more?

     We're better than that

           We're stronger than that 

                 We're smarter than that

Stand up today

                 and say

     I AM Somebody!

     I AM a force to be reckoned with

  I deserve equality

                     Right here!

                     Right now!

       Not just when its convenient for the

       political games of our leadrers.

                  NOW!

Did I piss you off?

      Good!  That means you're listening.

  The game is changing -- equality is possible

        evolve or get the fuck

          out of the way!  

Onward!