I am a human being.
I want you to
Know what it's like
When you've been
Turned into a monster
For loving the only
Way you can.
I am a person.
I want you to
Acknowledge the validity
Of my fear when I
Walk down the street
wondering how long
It'll be until someone
screams out I shouldn't
Be allowed to live.
I am alone.
I want you to understand my pain
When I hide in this closet
Because darkness is the only
Friend I can rely on anymore.
Could you walk a mile
In my shoes?
Could you handle the
Hurt that twists within you
Like a nest of squirming
Rattlesnakes?
Just one mile.
Could you handle that?
I am compassionate.
I want you to understand
The worth of my words.
My words can be like
Freshly honed blades,
Sharp, witty, and painful once they bite.
But they can nurture
And mend a broken soul.
I am determined.
I want you to know what I am capable of.
My strength is like a lion that refuses
To accept that my prey can outsmart me;
Resilience at its finest.
I am love.
I want you to know my heart.
My love is like the first sip of
Hot cocoa that only Mama
Can make for you when you're
Feeling miserable.
I want you to walk one mile,
Just one, in my shoes.
YOU ARE READING
A Collection of Short Stories and Poems
Short StoryThe title basically says it all. This will be a collection of really short stories and poems I have made recently in a creative writing class as warm-ups, so just sit back and enjoy a few chapters of random things based off of random prompts. This...
