Violence in Self-Defense is Intelligence, Malcom X Said So

“Don’t bite the hand that feeds you”

They say

But I’m not being fed, I’m being strangled

I refuse to say thank you when the grip loosens

“Don’t fight fire with fire”

They say

But the fire of steel traps differs from the fire in the ensnared's eyes

I won’t be polite to those that hurt me

“Forgive and forget”

They say

But I worked so damn hard for this anger

I worked so hard to love myself enough to be mad

“There is no excuse for violence”

They say

But violence isn’t violence when it’s self-defense

I can’t idly sit by and accept the faults of my abusers

The only fault in violence is in my retaliation
Because my anger is the only thing people are mad about