Hi

My name is Michelle

You probably don't know me

That's okay

A lot of people don't know me

But he did

He always did

When I looked in that mirror

I didn't see anything worth looking at

But he pulled me aside

And said he would be my mirror

He would tell me about my ebony skin

And my almond eyes

And my beautiful face

So that stupid mirror couldn't say a thing

When they told me I was a bastard

He leaned in and whispered

"They don't see the world the same way we do-

Because wholeness wouldn't mean anything without people like us"

When I had to run because my dad had been playing with liquid fire

He took me into his strong arms

And said the even the best need a place to escape

He was the best

And I guess because he was the best

He needed a special escape

I guess he needed to escape where no one could find him

Not even me

Because every time someone called him a bastard

Or told him he wouldn't be good enough

Or said he was ugly

Or broke his heart

He had no one to run to-

No escape

And I didn't see it

Until it was too late

I bet they're laughing now