Despite

Beauty despite shame
Joy despite frustration
Life despite despair
Laughter despite pain
Love despite blame
Happiness despite oppression
Grace despite disgrace

Magical how it all exists
The crude negativity, let be
Setting the opposite free

Pleasure despite rage
Wings despite claws

Awful and marvelous laws!

Adoration despite rejection
Justice despite humiliation
Success despite obliteration

Friend

I saw her
I heard her shouting!
Knew I had to find out who she was
Knew it would be good!

She spat in the face of humiliation
For the sake of retaliation
To injustice.

I knew at that moment,
She was to be trusted and adored,
for her balls....
Life exploding from every pore!