KarMel Scholarship 2005

 

“The Golden Rule”

By Anonymous

 

 

Desciption of Submission: “A poem from a straight person about homosexuality. “ - Anoymous

 

 

 

I am a straight man.

I have two gay friends.

I am still insecure with homosexuality.

If I won this contest, I still don’t want my name published.

Am I bad?

I don’t know much about homosexuality.

I’ve learned through one class I’ve taken at college from two lesbians in my class.

I’ve learned about homosexuality through Will and Grace.

I listen to my friend Tara talk about her girlfriend.

I’ve learned that gay people are people too, and no different than me.

Will gay people hate me if they read this?

I hope gay people will read this, and use this to further their efforts.

Gay rights shouldn’t be an issue.

                                               

Gay marriage shouldn’t be an issue. 

I think gay people should be able to marry.

On unity day last year, I wore a pin for homosexuals, because I had a friend who asked me to support the cause, even though I was straight.

I had more friends wear pins, and take the vow of silence for the day.

The woman I knew, who was a homosexual, from my woman’s studies class, cried the day before, because she just wanted people to accept her.

 

This next part I am adding because I want to add it.  It’s cliché.  Remember September 11th, 2001?  I do.  I remember thinking about the planes, the people, and the towers.  I remember days after, there was no television.  I remember thinking that so many issues we discuss day after day are so meaningless.  People should just be treated like people.  White people, gay people, black people, Puerto Rican people, Asian people, bisexual people, fat people, skinny people, I could continue…would you like me to continue?  I watched Fahrenheit 9/11 the other day.  I watched, and in one scene, you could hear the twin towers being hit by the planes, and I felt the chills.  Then the feeling came back.  I remember thinking about others, truly thinking about others, and not myself.

 

I hope everyone reads this, and takes something away from it.

I hope gay people read this, and say, “He’s learning, but we can continue to teach him.”

I hope straight people read this and say, “This guy is kind.  He likes to fish, he loves football, and he loves people.”

I hope God reads this, and shows me exactly how he wants people treated.
The Golden Rule.

 

 

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