Everything That Kills Me

You can call me names

You can judge me

You can shame me

And you can blame me

For doing the right thing

But you cannot infuse in me

A single thought of negativity

You can pelt stones at me

Condemn and ostracize me

Burn me down

Or Drown me

For speaking the truth

But what you cannot take away from me is the spirit of life

Remember ye'all people

Every damn thing that kills me makes me feel alive

And taking me down

Requires not one, not two

But ten lion-hearts