Legalized Hate Is Legalized Death
By Dreaming Ace
February 8, 2024
Nex Benedict
Died because they
They were amazing
They were wonderful
They were fantastic
But they lived in a state
That has legalized hate
That has made hate appealing
That has normalized hate
Hating anyone who is different
Hating anyone who is marching
Marching to the beat of a different kettle of fish
Nex Benedict
Is not the first
Is not the last
To face the impact of legalized hate
And yes officially the police say
Their death was not at the Hand of Hate
But being beaten up and going to the hospital
Because of the Hand of Hate
Did not on any level prevent the death
Nex experienced physical trauma
Nex experienced mental trauma
Nex experienced soul level trauma
And no matter what officially
Officials determine to be the cause
Clearly one of the causes
Was legalized hate
Was the Hand of Hate
Was the consequence of hate
Too many states are legalizing hate
Are criminalizing being human
Are criminalizing being alive
Everyone needs to use the restroom
Everyone needs to feel safe
Everyone needs to not be killed by the Hand of Hate
I can't understand
Those who cling so strongly to the binary
That they are willing to cause the death of others
Who believe the binary
Is more important than life itself
Is more important that flourishing
Is more important than people being
Healthy Happy and Wise
Gender has always been fluid
Gender roles have always been fluid
Gender expression has always been fluid
And someone else's ever changing kaleidoscope
Of gender or of gender expression
Does not impact you in any shape or size or squiggle
And I could go on and on
But this poem already has more lines
Than 3 times the number of years Nex Benedict
Nex Benedict was alive in this world
Which now has 4 times the number of years
Because Legalized Hate Is Legalized Death
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