Against Us

My cheek against yours

softly presses,

waiting for your exhale.

As I feel it,

I inhale your

sweet, floral scent.

I can feel your body

shake and shudder

under my tender touch.

I press my cheek harder

and embrace you

with all my love.

Wetness coats your face

and I feel my heart ache.

 

I know, my love.

The world is against us.

Everybody hates us,

or it just feels

like they do.

Why can’t they see

that we are the same

as they are?

Do we not have hearts

that tear and cry

with passionate anguish?

Do we not laugh

in humor and joy?

Under the same sun,

our smiles sparkle and

reveal an equally

human nature.

 

Their cruelty is only

ephemeral, my love.

Soon it will fade and

they will realize the breadth

of what they have done.

For human hearts

love as they hate with

passion equal to its opposite.

Soon, they will know

and cry as you do.

Author's Note

The fight for understanding and equality has always existed. In the past century, gay and lesbians have made their shouts for the want of equality heard.
This is from the point of view of a lesbian who embraces her girlfriend, who is crying from the injustice the world has shown the couple. In general, the poem's message is about understanding in general.

Reviews

[Desert Dreamer]

It does feel like everybody hates us when we follow a different path. I wonder sometimes if it is only that those few that are filled with hatred tend to stand up and voice their opinions more often. All of us need to speak up more in support of one another, to encourage all to follow their unique paths.
A beautifully written poem, sad, but beautiful.