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A poem about never giving up no matter what

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The Fight

I'm fighting every day

And I wanna take a break

But once I stop fighting

That's when they step in


Yes, I refer to those people as they

They don't deserve anything more

No officiating title

Nothing making them known


These people are evil

These people are hateful

These people strive to tear me down

These people have no place in my world


They're the ones that believe they are superior

They're the ones that make sure I'm in pain

They're the ones that want to silence me

They're the ones that I strive to fight


It's 2019 and nothing has changed

I'm still fighting

I'm fighting for my basic human right

I'm fighting to remain alive


I will not allow anyone to tell me what to do with my body

I will not allow anyone to spew racial slurs toward me

I'm not fighting just to fight

I'm fighting because it is right


There are those that believe the fight is over

With people like Oprah and Hilary, we're equal enough

Right?

Wrong.


Sure those are amazing, wonderful examples

So many people look up to them

But that doesn't mean the fight is over

If anything the fight has just begun


These women have paved the way

So we can continue to fight

They each won their fair share of battles

But we have to win the war


"We"? Who is "we"?

Be on the lookout for others like me

The ones that are "radical"

The ones that are "bitches"

The ones that have had enough of the bullshit


So I will continue to fight

And continue to do what is right

I won't stop until it is done

And until I have won


Now that they know

That my fire will forever burn

I will keep fighting

And I will never take a break


I will not let them in

And I will not let them win

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