Yes We Did! (for my students)

Yes, we did

For my students

When I got the job offer

People told me not to take it

Said The South

Is too racist sexist homophobic

For someone like me

They might have been right

But I came here anyway

Told them it may be that way now

But I’m gonna change it

I will teach those racists

How to love Black and Brown people

I said

I will teach those sexists how to love women and girls

I said

I will teach those homophobes

How to love The Queers

And I will gather up

The Young Ones

Teach them to rebel

Against the hatred of their elders

And together all the young ones

They will change things

Yes they will

Its been 7 years

And I changed things

Yes, I did.

Maybe not enough

To save my own skin

But we changed things

Yes we did

My students and I made a difference

We changed things, yes we did!