Beasts of Terror

Full of hate,
they rushed across the land;
we cried while beasts of terror arrived.

Men erased
from the gullible minds;
women and children could pose no threat.

Shamed online,
if you raised the warning
that leaders cared not if you survived.

Blood Burning

queens snorted and screamed

feet dragged in the filth of apathy

your slur—my ceaseless derogation

dulled my mind and left my soul despaired

while my moist lips trembled

the soil soaked in my hurried hurt