Don the Poet

My guest this episode is Bronx based poet, Don. We talk about their poetry book releasing in August called "Girl, get up" and about how they are dealing with the quarantine and taking care of themselves during this time. Don also shares an amazing poem during the segment. Find Don online and a copy of his poem below. 

IG: lifeof.don

Poem:

Copyright @2020 Brandon

The idea of Queer sex makes straight people uncomfortable
Because the idea of others conjoining there bodies to become one in a intimate moment of lust
and love breaks the foundation that your spirituality lays on
As.Long.As.I.Dont.See.It.I.Dont.Care
We have had to watch unfamiliar sex different from our own on tvs and films to make our
families comfortable
Hiding
Foreign sex objects masking who I am
But you
Granted the ability to view so much more than the taboo place on my crotch would allow me to
enjoy
You are favored
Privilege
Appreciated
You are allowed to show yourself bathed in your gods holy sunlight blessing your skin and him
giving you approval to be you
While us
Fags
Demons
Abominations
Those that choose to be queer
God's mistakes to ruin or corrupt your friends and family
Are buried under burning Parises soul in l waiting to see daylight outside of dark alley ways
were prostitution is the only way queer people survive
We’re our bodies are used to pleasure secret desires of those afraid of opening that closet door
Your husbands come to us when he’s looking for something new
While your wives come to us when she looking for a women to properly lick her clit
You see
we are the freaks in gods circus for the enjoyment of others here to entertain
And shunned when the freaks are out of line
Used to play stereotypical queer roles of sassy assistants and fashionistas that crave a man so
much
YOU KILL US
Black queer sexuality
Is
Dying
Is
Hiding
Cause you are uncomfortable
Are corrupted
Are no homo
Trans lives dead too but used as pussy pumps for pleasure
Gay individuals attacked and pushed into suicide for existence
Lesbians seen to be lesser than the air taken out of lungs because girls don’t kiss girls in my
household
And where bi and other intersections have to choose between the two because you can’t like
everybody
You see it’s more then sex
It’s life
It’s us
It’s not you seeing us
It’s your god seeing us
Because when he see us
You will see us
And the gates of glory and light will open
Anointing
Saving
Healing
Togetherness
Black queer sexuality is fighting
To live
To be seen on your tv
Were it doesn’t make your children uncomfortable because of indifference
You see
Sex
Yes
Sex
Black men having sex in enjoyment is what i enjoy
It’s what i deserve to see on tvs
Not afraid of being judged
Spat at or attacked
You see we
My people
My black queer brothers, sisters, and thems
Deserve to see there people having sex
It’s more then sex
It’s life
But you have made it about sex
Because when you get caught having sex with us
Your so quick to kill us