Nope/Values/Prospector
What is the goal
Of queer progress, now
That we have things like
Marriage, benefits, insurances—?
Is it to be
Gay married to
Toxic relationships
So people can get
Gay divorced
And go on talk shows about it?
Is that our goal
As a society?
Was it to allow
Massive age differences in relationships?
Is being queer a
Power dynamic the straights
Can’t even come close to—
Such a strong force
That it magically prevents
Queer-identifying people
From experiencing
All of the common pitfalls
Of heterosexual marriages?
Does being queer
Protect you from depression,
Anxiety, cold feet and
Unfaithful backstabbers?
Nope.
Nope nope nope nope nope.
For me, personally
When I was a kid
I envisioned a future where
The labels weren’t everything—
Now, it seems
That unless you have a label
You can’t go through processing
Or get scanned
Or end up in the right shipment
You’ll just be limited
To what you can do
With your own bill of lading, the
Only one who knows
The value of the goods they carry
I, for one
Would rather be my own surveyor
Than risk being devalued
By some random prospector