Words

The only word that really makes my skin crawl is
The R-Word.
Maybe you don't think that I can hear you or see your expression when you look at me.
I am not the R-Word.
I am so much more than you can understand.
The R-Word helps you to push me away,
to make me less human
less valuable
less than you.
The R-Word is not an acceptable noun.
It shouldn't be an adjective either.
It's painful
mean
and makes you less than who you are too.
Stop it.
Now.
It's not a swear word
not an insult
Nothing.
The name you can use for me is
Aleksandra.