They leave me outside
in the cold
because we do not have
a piece of paper
connecting us.
I have to go along
with second-class status.
I have no rights
and am an outsider
except for giving gifts
which are required
to meet –
If I spoke my truth,
my status as waste
would be taken away
and I would be
totally invisible
and voiceless.
How to be comfortable
with waiting outside status?
How to be?
When my being is robbed
from me.