the little boy on the bus

by Twan - Aries

a friend of mine and i 
were riding the stony island bus
we were sitting at the back
only getting two hours of sleep
didn't really help
and my head on his shoulder didn't either
and the little boy got on
he looked and asked what was wrong
i said i should ask you this same thing
he started whispering to
the little boy next to him
and than i said
i would hang him out of the window if he continued to bother us
he began talking and calling us fags
i got incensed
not because of his words
because of his age
and because no one on the damn bus would say anything to him
so i looked at each of them and they dropped their heads
and i looked at this little boy as he was talking of fucking boys in their asses
and i had never felt so angry as i did than
so i looked at him and said
wait till you go to prison.
and he shut up, but kept talking trash about me
way at the front of the bus
and my friend?
said nothing afterward
about that
fuck the homophobic world

Reason for writing:

    little kids pick up things. it killed me that no one on the goddamned bus would say anything to this boy, while he YELLED these words at us. and i've never felt so disappointed in my race, because everyone on the bus was black!! how fucking sad!!!    

Birth sign: Aries
Date created: 2002-01-22 20:08:50
Last updated: 2021-03-03 14:45:38
Poem ID: 66876

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