Open Letter - Tituss Burgess

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