forgotten attacks

will you remember the

forgotten attacks

taken upon a person

when they were alive,

someone who put their all into

what they did, only to receive

nothing but punches---

will you remember the

face of the person

who stands tall amongst the

mockery, who spits in the

faces of all who want them

to be

just a little different, so as to

become

palatable,

accessible,

tame,

calm &

utterly

mundane?

 

will you remember the things

they said

about a person who spoke for

themselves, without considering

the opinions of others

which might’ve quieted anyone

else, which might’ve stifled

such a beautiful life,

had one let it?

 

because when they go,

this walking punching bag,

this strong & forever

stalwart individual,

will be painted differently,

when all her/his enemies

crawl out from under their

rocks &

praise a memory that only

they can now create---

such charlatans that show no

shame,

will walk amongst the living

making documentaries, writing

endless articles & essays,

speaking with the most transparent of

all compassions,

as if they had known

this person whom they worked tirelessly,

day & night,

night & day,

to embarrass, denounce,

vilify &

destroy,

hoping to leave not one trace of

whom they actually had been.