let me break it down for you/so you know what i say is true
(taylor mali)

are you listening?

(what if it was always like this?)

i don't believe in white supremacy.
i don't believe in patriarchy.

this i believe.

i believe in rage.


yes. that rage.

i believe in love.
i believe in dance.
i believe in joy.

but life itself compels an optimism. it does not seem reasonable that the majority of the peoples of the world should, finally, lose joy.

i believe in truth-telling.

i believe in women.
i believe in women of color.
i believe in radical women of color.
i believe in radical women of color talking back.
talking back.
talking back.

i believe in listening to (radical) women (of color) talking back.
talking back.
talking back.

i don't believe in listening to you (anymore).
because i don't believe you're listening to me.
(have you ever?)

i believe we are the ones we've been waiting for.

i believe in us.

and us.

and us.

and us.

...you know why she said, "We are all so very happy."
It’s because it’s on. All of us and me by myself: we’re on.

this is the change i believe in.