KarMel Scholarship 2006
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Runner Up – Written Category “Love Songs” By
Carissa Secord - CA |
Desciption of Submission: “A poem discussing love and the country’s
reaction to gay love.“ - Carissa
Biography: Carissa is attending
Why Karen and Melody Liked
It: This poem described
from a heterosexual perspective on how gay marriage would not affect her
relationship.
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Listen to love songs Fall on knees in fear That love will fly away Shake from the joy The warm and gentle embrace Cuddling as the rain trickles In my free country I can Love without fear Kiss without caution Because I am a woman My sweetheart is a man Morality involved apparently Yet he and I don't look at laws Don't look at religion We just love each other In the land of religion and state not mixing Why are there laws defining love? Love is a private, priceless thing! The cultural norm dictates oppression Religious values suffocate freedom The country shakes its fists for bigotry How would my love be dampened if others love? If a gay person can marry, how would my marriage
suffer? Instead my freedom is trampled when others aren't
free A natural way to love with humans and even animals
for ages Yet a taboo subject for the free world A group of people in this free nation with
inequality! Our history of cruelty to group after group is not
enough Must we continue to find a people to ostracize? When can we
truly value the beautiful diversity of the nation? Love songs play for me but others are in fear Some are afraid to be themselves, afraid to love A tragic few afraid to even live in a world that
hates Love is precious, freedom is precious! I cry for those who cannot love with equality I cry even more for the ignorance that prevents this right |