(Graphic by Shuaib Syed)
(Graphic by Shuaib Syed)

Black and white you render,
Why must I surrender?

You have me on my knees,
Blurring lines of gender

Shove it down my throat
Absinthe and blow

My body’s canvas
Fist the brush
We’ll make great art
You’ll get a rush

So paint me black
and shade me blue
Then sign your name, with red ink too

my high’s become your low,
As you strike another blow

So paint me black
and shade me blue
Then sign your name with red, ink, too

Sugar drips into the glass
It takes the bite away

The scars left on my flesh
They put me on display

Fan the flames of hatred
You’ll only make me stay

My body’s canvas
Fist the brush
We’ll make great art
You’ll get a rush

So paint me black
and shade me blue
Then sign your name, with red ink too

my high’s become your low,
As you strike another blow

So paint me black
and shade me blue
Then sign your name with red, ink, too

Black and white you render,
Why must I surrender?

You have me on my knees,
Blurring lines of gender

Shove it down my throat
Absinthe and blow

Matt Lakatos-Hayward  is that tall kid who hides his inner happiness and joy behind a dark exterior of eyeliner, nail polish, and thigh high boots.
-@Dark_Lylyth