This poem i wrote this in my Women’s Healing Arts Poetry class and was inspired by Langston Hughes poem, ‘I, Too, Sing America’.
i Am Queer & An American Citizen
by Adele Sakler
i am an American citizen.
i am the queer citizen.
They tell me i’m a 2nd-class citizen
by the way they take my rights away
by mob majority votes.
i laugh in the face of adversity as
i keep up the fight,
though i get weary
Will tomorrow bring freedom
and equality
Like it did for women and African Americans?
One day i will be a first-class citizen, equal and on par
with every other law-abiding, tax paying citizen.
Nobody will keep this queer American down!
Copyright 10 February 2010 by Adele L. Sakler
All Rights Reserved
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Adele Sakler currently resides in Sacramento, California with her partner, and their cute Tibetan Spaniel named Mushu. She suffers from, and is in treatment for, Chronic Lyme Disease, a few other Tick-Borne diseases and Heavy Metal Toxicity. She considers herself at this point in her journey an Agnostic because she just can’t seem to sign on the dotted line and ascribe to all the doctrines and long-held man-made traditions of Christendom any longer.
Adele has been an “out” queer woman for over three years. Her involvement with the emerging church and Emergent Village has filled the better part of 10 years. She blogs at http://www.existentialpunk.com/ and is the creator and site administrator for http://www.queermergent.com/.
ollda97
July 19, 2011
Thank you for posting this poem. After reading it, I had to remind myself of certain aspects of Hughes’ personal life. They were never clear. The truth behind it is, true, however, there is a great deal that we can hopefully overcome together. I do believe a great deal is still in the process of changing and, from what I have seen on this blog over the course of the year, a great more deal to pray for and hope for, as prayer can call hope, love and faith in to action.
Travis Mamone
July 19, 2011
Woo-hoo, Queermergent is back!!!!
queermergent
July 19, 2011
Thanks so much Erika! Your words of encouragement mean A LOT!!!
tripp fuller
July 20, 2011
thanks!
Steve K.
July 20, 2011
Yay! Queermergent is back online! Glad to see it.
queermergent
July 20, 2011
Thanks SO much Steve!
queermergent
July 20, 2011
Thanks Travis!
queermergent
July 20, 2011
Thanks for what Tripp?