I went to Pride.
Colour, everywhere.
Rainbow, everywhere.
Joy, everywhere.
Death, everywhere.
Hidden in plain sight.
Equal rights!
2 dollar hotdogs.
Equal rights!
Beef and pork. Beef and pork. Beef and pork.
Equal rights!
2 dollar hotdogs.
The dissonance strikes like a hammer.
A man wears a t-shirt with a slogan:
Human kind. Red.
Human kind. Orange.
Human kind. Yellow.
Human kind. Green.
Human kind. Blue.
Human kind. Violet.
Human… kind?
Only one colour matches the blood on our hands.
One eye open.
One eye asleep.
One injustice seen.
One injustice enjoyed.
The endless missing people… the endless dead people…
Find the lives, who were never alive.
Find the remains, who never remain.
Find the people, who were never people.
Owned.
Sold.
Killed.
Sold.
A group passes by.
A flag stands proud.
A pink triangle shouts.
“Never again”, it boasts.
“Never again”, it claims.
It’s here right now.
Millions proud.
Trillions dead.
A holocaust that never ends.
Who still suffers while we stand proud?
Who still dies so we can grow?
Who still hurts at every moment?
We go to pride… we go to pride… but our pride is no longer enough.