There's a nail in my hand
it's heavy and cold
I press its tip into my palm
tentatively
nervously
I choose to hold for a second
that's enough
but you,
Oh!! You chose to go the
whole way
you chose to take the nail
you let them...
...you let them
pierce you
hurt you
humble you
denigrate
and humiliate
you did it all
you took the weight of the nail
and its cold dark cost
and you did it for me
I want to repay you
but you do not want that
you did it all
for free
for freedom
for me
and them
and us
and him
and her
for all of us
who were, and are and will be
you did it for all