KarMel
Scholarship 2007
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“It’s Just a Name” By Kaitlin
Bookbinder |
Desciption of Submission: GLBT Pride
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It’s just a name Society writes on your
face So you can be set apart
from everyone else Like
you’re of another race But I don’t have a label Because I’m name-less I am just being myself So that I can feel
shame-less I don’t care What people say I don’t care if they hate
me Just because I might be
gay I don’t want a reason To be scared Because then I will just be caught
unprepared I let the fears Get the best of me once That’s why my ex put a cap
on us And called me a dunce I was lame with my
questions Even though she answered
my desires We said goodbye But inside this feeling
still conspires It goes against What most people call
normality But I will not be caught Under this formality I want to throw away Other people’s hate So I can just be myself Even if it’s a girl I want
to date I only have One fear now I am trying to get by it I just don’t know how I don’t want my parents To disown me Just because this is not
the path They have always shown me All I want Is to make them proud I don’t want this life To make them be just
another person in the crowd My time Is running out The clock is saying It is time for my coming
out I know That this is me I just don’t want the ones
I love To be disappointed in me I have always been
different One of a kind I have always been
different Always with this on my
mind I know it’s the truth I feel it inside I am just waiting to say
this Because I need more pride All I want Is to be accepted for me I don’t want to be
rejected Because of my sexuality |