Loud and desperate
That is what I am
Who I was born to be
Why I live the way I do
Wherein lies the soul of infinite rainbows
I am the spark of imagination
Of magic mystery and creation
I am the artist and the muse
I am the flower in full bloom
As sensitive as a fallen petal
As strong as all of its roots
I am sunrise the sun shining
Full of wild discovery
Curiosity and hope everlasting
I am the midnight sky
Illuminating vibrant shadows
The feverish passion
And the fiery dreams of radical faeries that do not sleep
I am the epidemic and the cure
No one cared until I fought to live
Now I thrive in my survival
Mourning the countless many I lost
I am pain loneliness and grief
A million children abandoned for being alive
Now a family of queens queers and everyone in between
I AM LOUD AND DESPERATE
To live and love and die
Like every other spirit
Forced into this mortal tribulation
By an unforgiving universe
All I want is freedom
Peace truth reason
Light and love divine
Without tragedy turmoil or strife
Why can I not be free
To have these things
Without living in fear
And my head hung in shame
To be loud and desperate
Loud so my people can hear and see me
For who I am and want to be
Desperate for love
Friendship and affirmation
I seek freedom and peace
From tyranny
Domestic and abroad
I seek truth and reason
From ignorance and willful prejudice
I seek light and love
From darkness and inhumanity
This is why I exclaim
SILENCE = DEATH
If my voice is not heard
My existence will fade away
I may not have had a choice to be here
I may not have had a choice to be queer
But I am now here and queer
So get used to it
Loud and desperate
Out of my closet
And into the streets
Here I am standing
In my place in this world
And I will not be moved
