The voices of liberation movements are rarely heard
Rarely prioritized, often deterred
In the fight against gun violence
We silence the marginalized
The world only listens to white children’s cries
We distance communities who’ve faced gun violence all their lives
In which the barrel of a gun is a daily reality
And neighborhood violence reflects human mortality
The greatest fear is not counselor confidentiality
Gun violence impacts marginalized communities
Domestic violence survivors
Trans women of color
Non-white, non-majority
Gun violence devastates differently
Depending on marginality
To lawmakers, gun violence is commonality
Gun murders triviality
Lacking human morality
The NRA basks in a wasteland of banality
But united we can stop mass brutality
Black Lives Matter, feminists, womanists, LGBTQ+ liberationists, we
Call for no more gun violence in schools
Backyards
Streets
No more gun violence towards our siblings; towards me
No more gun violence in the “land of the free”
Championing full liberation, intersectionally
We can, when united, make ourselves truly free.