I wear
The pink triangle
Not fashion statement
Some people do
Coloured ribbons.
Rather
Memorial to those
Imprisoned and killed
By Nazi Germany
And its European allies.
Taking back
Symbol of oppression/ignorance
Branding LGBTQ+ people.
Transforming it
Hope and tolerance
Educating people
We're not monsters
To shun/attack.
Especially now
Hearts hardening
Barriers raised
Deemed strangers/different
By influential society members
Xenophobia grows.
Dreaded sense-deja vu
Repeating failed lessons
Of past century
Higher death toll.
Legislating hate/ignorance
Binding laws
Society poorer.
Head hung
In shame.
Therisa © 2018
Author’s note: Too many examples of this type of hate/ignorance, like the protest against Ukrainian:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/nov/18/trans-rights-activists-attacked-with-pepper-spray-during-ukraine-march-kiev
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