It makes me sick,
Way deep down
inside
Where none can see,
To know how
intollerant
Humans can be.
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Yiffy, Yiff, Furry.
It's depressing.
Why can't they just
Let us be?
What are they
Afraid of?
It's as bad as
homophobia
But more contained.
Less media coverage.
Furryphobia.
What's next?
Speciesism?
God, where does it end?
Will ther be a
burning cross
On my lawn tomorrow?
At least we,
Furries,
Don't do it to each other.
I've never had a rat
Call me a
homo fag
Or had a skunk
Call me a
dog/pic/goat-fucker.
I've never had a fox
hospitalize me
Or had a wolf
Try to
kill me.
I've never had a tiger
fire me
Or had a gryphon
threaten my life.
I know a cheetah
I'd trust to watch my back
And a weasel
I wouldn't trust
   to watch my pencil
   but I can call on him
   in an emergency.
And I know a human
Who'd love to get me
alone
For five minutes to
break
every bone
in my body.
But he'll never
Get the chance.
My friend,
A dragon,
His big bro,
Protects me.
I know a reliable meerkat
And a capricious lion
   who has saved my life
   several times.
And I know a human who
spits
On me in the hall
And trips me in class, and
threw a brick
At my little brother
Because he
HATES ME.
And when his taunts
Make me want to cry,
There's a certain bunny
Who always knows
What to say
To make me feel better.
I feel safe
In the arms
Of my favorite fos,
And I feel terrified
At school,
And I watch my back
When I'm out alone,
And I wonder why
I can't be myself
Unless I'm by myself,
alone.
I wonder why they
hate
Me so much.
I wonder what they
will do next.
I wonder how it will all end.
I wonder when they
Will finally learn
That I'm the same as
Them.

(c) Tobias Foxx 2004