![]() Fighting To SurviveA Poem by Alicia Hirshey![]() "Marriage is a human right, NOT a heterosexual privilege" Normal girl So you’d think You’d never know If I didn’t let you see I’m a lesbian Girls are my desire Boys are nothing but a pain Who are you to judge I didn’t choose to be this way Honesty is a notion Chemical imbalance in the brain Why should I have to change? Giving into pressure I wish would go away Society has me afraid To live another day * Many mean names You will call to my face You just hate me Because I’m gay Call me a f*g Or queer if you will Your names are hurtful They aim to kill I live my life With him by my side Why should I have to keep who I am inside? I may be a guy But why should I hide Why do I fear Letting my true colors shine * To some I’m straight I swing both ways Why should I choose Both are great Call me a freak Call me what you please I refuse to let you see How bad you words hurt me Bisexual I’m not afraid You call me everything But never to my face To some I’m perfect To those who care Why do I have to change how I appear I’m normal in my way This is how I want it to stay. * Born a man A girl trapped inside Is it so bad I want her to fly? I want you to know me The real me Outside it is he Who controls who to be I want to be here I was born inside If only they knew I’m not a guy Born with wrong parts A mix up was made But why does it matter I love myself this way * Beauty lies within So I was told Why should they hide They deserve to boast Identity is nothing Constantly judging Throwing their feelings away How would you feel If society cast you away * Easily subsuming Hard to repair How would you feel If you were talked about that way Beauty is absent In your judgmental eyes Hiding the truth Fit to survive Give up this game Nobody wants to play If only you knew They cannot change It wasn’t up to them They were born this way. © 2011 Alicia HirsheyAuthor's Note
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