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lyrics

is it too much to
ask for one day to be
seen as i am
and for what it is
what it can be
every customization

white christians love saying
theyre trapped in the closet
delighting in stealing all
concepts they notice
to be a white christian is
to be a thief in the night
like the white jesus that they all pray to
through their programmed algorhythms

is it too much to
ask for just one day
to just feel my
black dress flowing
in the spring wind
to be as beautiful
as i know that i can be if just
given the chance to know
that i’d be safe

longing to be known for more
than assumed pain
i dont always feel hatred
towards my frail body
i sometimes feel joy for the things i can gain
but to have any eyes on me
chances are spotty

weve already gotten our
fill of the 101 shit
lets move on to
advanced placement
haven’t scratched it

our draconic ways
of the centuries before
must be left behind
but still remembered

if love was the answer
would not be a slogan
that wouldn’t have sold as much

id like to live to 150
and i want to want to live that long
i want to live
want to live
want to have children
and want to have grandchildren
anyone human still left in the world
would too
is it too much to ask just for one day
where all that needs to happen
can happen

when will i make
my own magic
happen my way

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from The Silence of Me, released June 28, 2020
written November 24, 2017

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Dani Lee Pearce Denver, Colorado

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