Mood Music: Take Me to Church -- Cover performed by Kiesza
Ronan and Julie met on the playground at age seven
Though so young knew they were a match made in heaven
Shared their toys, lunches and chuckles
Affectionate with kisses to cheek, hand holding and snuggles
It wasn't difficult for others to comprehend
Ronan and Julie were the very best of friends
Fast forward nine years their hearts yearned for more
BFF's found living in denial an incredible chore
Affectionate kisses, hand holding and snuggles came to a halt
Though aching hearts continued to perform somersaults
Ronan and Julie deemed time apart would do them well
However, the absence merely put them through hell
BFF's had to confess their souls were intertwined
She couldn't hear without him and without her he was blind
Newfound lovers kept their romance concealed
They feared the consequences of their love being revealed
Being the best of friends their families wholeheartedly approved
Yet what would happen if everyone knew the truth?
One sunny afternoon they shared a picnic by the lake
Realized too late sharing soft kisses in public was a mistake
A group of older teens broke their bliss with slurs
Incensed Julie was his and Ronan was hers
None of their business yet they continued to fume
Didn't quit until the lovers required an emergency room
That sunny afternoon their relationship was finally exposed
Of course their families wholeheartedly opposed
Agreed they needed help because they were confused and ill
Why would someone be with the opposite sex of their own free will?
Everyone knew it was Adam and Steve
Absolutely sinful and repulsive to support Adam and Eve
Parents kept Ronan and Julie far apart
Bodies mended yet the same couldn't be said for their hearts
Cries ignored, Julie was sent away to an all-girls school
While Ronan stayed behind trying to ignore ridicule
Days turned to weeks and the heartache did persist
She had to return to him, she couldn't resist
Julie fled from campus and hitchhiked all the way home
She no longer cared if she was disowned
Ronan made her feel loved and filled her with joy
So what if she was a girl and he a boy?
Despite phobias and hate attempting to squelch their light
Julie loved him and always would with all her might
Their families would not allow them to be together
The sun had vanished, in its place stormy weather
Ronan and Julie talked it over and reached a conclusion
Just one way to truly escape all the obtrusion
Each wrote a letter for their parents to find
Then left, with each step feeling a little less confined
One moonlit night they shared a spiked soda by the lake
Understanding the world they were about to forsake
Ronan and Julie wished it hadn't come to this
Yet couldn't live in a world that denied them their bliss
Just because she was a girl and he a boy
Others believed they weren't entitled to their love and joy
Palms pressed, fingers linked, side by side they lay
Gazing toward the starry sky to God they did pray
Prayed people realized all love should matter
Prayed acceptance would flourish and prejudices scatter
Prayed something positive would occur in response to their deaths
Eyes shut, fingers still linked Ronan and Julie exhaled their final breaths
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What if we lived in a world where being gay was the majority sexual orientation? What if those who identify as heterosexual were in the minority and therefore faced discrimination simply because they loved someone of a different gender? What if they were bullied, beaten, insulted and/or shunned for being straight? Or what if it were something much more minor like here on Wattpad where people have threads offering services such as critiques and book covers. What if those people explicitly stated no straight stories allowed because they don't like those types of books?
Not looking for anyone to truly answer these questions. Just felt like posing them. Wish we could all open our hearts and love and accept one another for people instead of focusing on sexual orientation, gender, ethnicity, religion etc. Have to believe that day by day we're headed a little closer in that direction. Take good care and thank you for reading <3
