'Green Dot Day at MCTC' by Ravyn LaRue

I was going to write a poem about this
but I forgot
because one guy doing bad things
sometimes sadly erases fleets of good guys
making things better
but this is what I had hoped Columbia would be
it claimed diversity but it didn't hold up its end of the bargain
you, on the other hand,
claimed nothing yet gave the world
when I can call people my friends
and they speak aloud in front of vast audiences
opening up about personal tragedies
with the conclusion of
"So I know what it's like, so if you need me I'm here-"
that means more to me than any dumb-ass brochure slogans
as much as I may yearn for summer
I promise I'll miss you
since you have a heart
and this proved it
my signs said
"No One Deserves To Live In Fear"
and
"Love Is Stronger"
and it means the world
to attend college
with people who believe the same