You ask me a question to which the answer you already know
My question,
Do you really want to know?
In reality you don't care
Why build myself up if,
In the end,
You're only going to tear me down?
You say
Son, this isn't what God made you
My rebuttal
This is exactly how he made me
You said it yourself
He doesn't make mistakes.
I would have told you earlier
But I didn't want to lose your warm embrace
But to answer your question
Yes mom
Dad
I'm gay.
You cry
What happened to my little boy
I'm still your little boy
it's just that instead of a girl
I'll bring home another little boy
What's the difference?
Love is love
It transcends all boundaries
It knows no race, gender, ethnicity, or creed
At least
That's what you told me...
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Points of View
PoetryDo you ever wonder what the person sitting right next to you is thinking? These poems are different points of view on society, with a few extras thrown in. Some are free verse, some have the thing I despise oh so much: A rhyme scheme. Ugh. But, anyw...