.Stacy.

I contributed to this project because I’m tired of having to hide who I am from my family and my friends. We shouldn’t be judged on how we feel or act, we are people just like everyone else.

Truth

You tell me that what I feel is wrong.
That I am going to hell for what I am.
You say that even though it makes me happy, that it should never be.
I have to hide my true self from you, so you don't look at me with scorn filled eyes.
I have to bottle all my real feelings up inside.
Just because I prefer my own sex, doesn't make me a monster.
Just because I am not like you, doesn't mean I am any less human.
Why do I see hatred in your eyes when I mention people like me?
Why do I have to feel alone in the world due to how we all have been raised?
Why does it feel like I should be hiding in the ground or be shipped off to some island in the sea?
Love shouldn't matter on race or on sex.
It should matter on how strongly your heart feels for someone else.
Why is it that I am seen as an abomination by everyone else around me?
Why can't I just be me?