Poems I wrote with a bleeding pen and a bleeding heart. Pages soaked in tears and words I write while being ripped apart.

All of our experiences as LGBTQ+ people are different, informed by religion, culture, race, ethnicity, gender, etc. so an important part of being in a community is sharing with one another how we're navigating being queer in this world. Of course, you don't have to be queer to share in this space with us. Being an ally brings many of its own challenges, and we're stronger together. Sharing our stories is uplifting for people in darker places, and comforting to those who can relate. I'd like to thank T-Mobile and Wattpad for giving me the opportunity to bring you this short story! Hopefully, it'll inspire you to write your own stories for T-Mobile's #UnlimitedPride write-a-thon. For submission guidelines, follow the link below: https://www.wattpad.com/740501938-unlimitedpride-write-a-thon-submission-guidelines

You simply can't let its hold take over you, you must shatter it to show that you only care about your opinion on the way you look and not these poisonous prop. As many were too late to shatter it, one was just in time and ended up saving more than just themselves.