Princess Holly in the epitome of America
In a country where abnormality is the new normality lies Holly
Abnormal and queer in an unaccepting society
Now Holly is no princess, but what better way to describe her
Holly hails from a fancy family from Beverly Hills
Expensive cars, big mansions, parties every weekend and shopping sprees every day was normal
Normal until Holly was kicked out her affluent lifestyle
Normal until Holly realized she was attracted to girls
Normal until Holly, blonde, white and gorgeous fell for Jazmin, curly haired, black and bruised
Jazmin met Holly when she entered her Taxi and asked for a 'ride to doom'
"Ride to doom?"
"My life is a mess"
"Try being a black lesbian in America. If I'm not being attacked from the cops it's my own friends"
"Actually, I'll just get a ride to the nearest hotel"
The nearest hotel is where they met
Where Jazmin offered Holly a drink
A bar where they talked, laughed, and even kissed
Holly fell hard ...
Next thing she knew, she's 'woke' and fighting for the rights she believed her girlfriend deserved
Fighting for equality for both queers and minorities
Fighting for abnormality and praying for acceptance
Holly was so involved she forgot about her previous lifestyle
Bussing tables by day, loving by night and advocating in between
Like all perfect fairytales, they both lived happily ever after
Except... perfect endings don't happen in America
While fighting for the rights of her girlfriend and her fellow queers
Holly was gunned down by fully armed police officers after she shouted "No justice, No peace"
Luckily for Holly, she died a hero
For that, she is a princess
A brave young woman, willing to get her dainty feet dirty for something she believed in
For that, the fight for a society accepting of the abnormal and queer is never ending
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