Testo Open Letter - Tituss Burgess

Open Letter

I wonder why you can’t see me
We look the same, we breathe, we bleed
Our trauma shares the same birthday
Born on ships, in chains, we prayed
So I reveal myself to you
Thinking you would help me through
You just build a wall so tall
For me, my kind, we felt so small
Oh, I wonder (I wonder)
Oh, I wonder (I wonder)
Am I not your brother
From the same queen mother?
You turn your backs when we need you most
We kneel with you, but then you ghost
(I wonder, I wonder)
Am I not your brother
From the same queen mother?
Hear me out, don’t walk away
Maybe we can heal today
Quote scripture in my ear
It only amplifies your fear
Jesus hung with the enemy
But don’t I know folks like me?
So with Jesus to your place
One who loves and forgave
Yes, I read the Good Book
Read up on love, take a closer look
Oh, I wonder (I wonder)
Oh, I wonder (I wonder)
Is she not your sister? (Beautifully trans)
You can’t dismiss her
Your emotional DNA
Makes you come at her the wrong way
(I wonder, I wonder)
Am I not your brother
From the same queen mother?
You turn your backs when we need you most
We kneel with you, but then you ghost
An open letter from me to you
I hope you read it and when you’re through
Give your brothers and sisters a call
We just want to talk, that’s all