They came for them first
(in the middle of the night).
They shamed with their spittle
what they deemed wasn’t right.
They said in this place
we were safe;
we were right.
They said we were safe
then because we were white.
But then they called us monsters;
dullard spies…
and then deployed.
And the many stalled responders
lulled by lies
were then destroyed.
And the ones who thought to trust us
fought for justice;
thus were smeared…
as we find
that in this place
we are not safe
because we’re queer.
Written by Jason Wright
October 5, 2025