you are not alone
in the shadows
and on the fringes
many doors and broken hinges
our truth, we think,
will be our end
and so we feel
we must pretend
to be something we know we’re not
to fit the label on the box
but if we realize just one thing
that in our hearts
we all are kings
let fears subside
and you will see
the vibrance
of our community
and in that thread,
that common tone
you will know
you’re not alone
this poem was written for and inspired by Solace Photography’s “You Are Not Alone” project
