dont get me wrong

Don’t get me wrong I believe in God.

But as a gay child does he believe in me.

I go to church I walk up the stairs.

I sit in the chairs.

I’m told to be gay is to be dammed.

I listen with open ears and pray

 

Don’t get me wrong I believe in God.

But I get spit on. Woken up by the phone.

Saying save your child. Death threats and all.

Being pushed up against a  wall.

 

Don’t get me wrong I believe in God

But im out on the street.

With a tiered prostitutes body

And more so blistered feet.

Because my family hates me

I wonder does God see.

 

Don’t get me wrong I believe in God.

That’s why I’m standing at heavens gate.

As soon as I was bashed it was my fate.

God looks at me and praises me for believing.   

Reviews

[THERISA]

As a transsexual, you poem hits home on so many levels for me. How society treats those, that it doesn't understand with fear and hatred. I can't believe in a God, who allows such hatred to exist, while calling themselves, "a loving God". Thank you for sharing this poem with us.

[Catrinka]

I really liked this poem - and I'm sorry if you are in the narrow-minded environment as described above. I don't see gay as being a 'choice', I think it's largely genetic in nature, and therefore not a sin. I get so frustrated when organized religion tries to moralize about biological issues. I was born left-handed, and back in the 'old country', being left-handed was evil, what a bunch of nonsense!! It's the way my brain was hard-wired before I was born, what a bunch of uneducated sheep people can be! I too believe in God, devoutedly so, I just do not believe in organized religion at all. Don't worry, if the above poem is about you, God really does know, and he does believe in you too. I can't explain why we have the difficulties we do in life, but I do believe EVERYTHING has a purpose, so hang in there and learn how to shrug stuff off. OK, back to the poem, I think you've done a really good write here, a few spelling and grammar errors, but you can go back over it and correct those (i.e. tired, not tiered) Keep writing!!

[Brandon Taylor-Black]

God gave mankind the power to chose, and it also states he forgives our 'Sins'. Personally, homosexuality doesn't bother me...what should be important, is that you Love the person you're with, regardless of gender.
This is an excellant write, well voiced and not afraid to be who you are and stand up for what you believe in.
Bravo!

[oranges_melt]

I'm sorry to say I'm against gay people [no offense], but that was beautiful and it's great that you believe in God and believe he still loves you no matter what you choose in life and I think it's even better that you can stand against the crowd when you believe you are right even if you're standing alone. That was a really good poem and just if you want to know, it's not that people "hate" gay people, it's just that some people don't know how to take it and they get scared they will get looked the wrong way. I just feel as being religious, that it is wrong, but I still think God loves us all the same no matter what. Hopefully, you'll find really good friends that don't treat you like that. Pce! :)