this is for the person who has to smile
or shake their head
or walk faster
because of a follower who wants
to be
that person
who meets people
who women love
who doesn’t answer texts right away and
repeats lines from that actor and succeeds
in front of friends
in front of the street
and is recognized, validated
I’m a success,
people like me
colour by Elian
words by Liam Lachance, a writer at wordandcolour.com, who was inspired to write this piece after witnessing street harassment on a daily basis in Montréal, Québec.
