Fading

community.
it's what i strive for.
community..
what is now is not
what i fight for.

i never thought visibility
would mean so much
to us
that it would drive us away from
the cause
we suffer to love.

we suffer to love
bc rewards dont mean a thing
not until our freedom is won
until all equality is achieved

and you can throw me bouquets
chant my name and flair
but i pray to my queer siblings
that they'd pull me out of there

because distractions are temptations
for us to get lost in temporary pleasures

only to come back to reality after
will i start to forget the fading laughter