Preamble
ThomasStewart
RECOGNIZINGTHAT:Legislationisaleash
PROVIDED:Segregationisamanifestation
THEREFORE:Yourlawexiststocontrol
THEREFORE:Yourlawcreateshierarchy
WHEREAS:YouleftBritainpreparedtoduplicateit
THEREFORE:Yousailedacrossanoceantocolonizeaculture
PROVIDEDTHAT:Penalcode377wasimplementedtopunishthe perverse
WHEREAS:Inklaidtopageseethingwithprejudice,taintedwithtradition
WHEREAS: Sodomy isagainstthelaw
CONSIDERING:Idon'tknowwhat Sodomy is…
PROVIDED: Sodomy neverexisteduntilyoumadeitso
WHEREAS:Yousterilizedtheperverse,washingbrainmatterandevaporatingorganicessence
THEREFORE:Ouressencewasstrippedaway,thatetherealbeautywhichmadeusunique humans
WHEREAS:Yourloathingwascontagious
WHEREAS:Youinfiltratedouressence
THEREFORE:Weshriveledintoyourshadow
THEREFORE:Youaren’tyourselfanymore
WHEREAS:Amnesiawillinfectyouwhenyouletit
PROVIDED:Nowyourwordistheessence,unbreakable
CONSIDERING:Whyislove,atthecoreofitall, carnal?
WHEREAS:Accordingtoyou,naturehasmademeunnatural
CONSIDERING:Accordingtoyou,perfectioncannotderivefromanythingimperfect
WHEREAS:Thethoughtofmylovewastoosacredtoprotect
WHEREAS:ThewaythatIloveprotectsyourrighttoamputatemyvoice
THEREFORE:Youwouldratherletmerottosmithereensinordertosaveyourscalpel
THEREFORE:Youstripmeofmyintimacyandmyimmunityinasinglestroke
WHEREAS:AnentirestatecaninvadethespacebetweenmyloverandI
THEREFORE:Theprivatesphereisshatteredatyourwill,andatyourdiscretion,andatyour convenience
CONSIDERING:Thiswasn’tevenyouridea,youknow…?