I’ll Never Be A Trending Topic

Because I’m not white but not non-white.

Because I’m a female but not a victim.

Because I was taught to want but not demand.

Because I’m not straight but not queer.

Because I’m a millennial but don’t understand technology.

Because I’ve been assaulted but was drinking so it “didn’t count.”

Because I’m overweight but not 600-pound-man fat.

Because I’m sad but not depressed.

Because I’m anxious but not suicidal.

Because I was born in but never left America.

Because I’m broke but not poor.

Because I’m funny but not 6-second-Vine funny.

Because my life is a mess but not a trainwreck.

Because I’m angry but not violent.

Because I write but don’t bleed.

Because I’m alive but not viral.

Because I’m a human but not a hashtag.

Because no one trends until it’s too late.