Yours Truly 2017 / Cascadia College / Bothell, WA 2017 YT Online Book | Page 69

On June 12, 2016, I turn on the news to see the update,
of those 49 people who had a deadly fate,
simply due to the sex of whom they loved and date,
all in hopes of finding their soulmate.
Although hate and homophobia is a step closer from being defeated,
it is far from being deleted,
and society must offer a solution on how bigotry is to be treated,
all before it is horrendously repeated.
Despite being in the closet is a version of hell,
having ones that I love judge me is an alternate as well,
but a false sense of happiness is no longer something I can sell,
only making it important this is the secret I must tell.
So now at once is the silence I must break,
and try to relieve myself of this lingering heartache.
Even though it might take time to accept and understand,
I know any challenge worked on together is one we can withstand.
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Why must I stay silent about a part of me inside,
when by only staying mute only injures my pride?
Maybe it is the label of being an outsider,
and witnessing the characteristic that is still a great social divider.
Is it better to have loved than to never love at all?
A true love of mine is never mine to recall.
Children held hands and spoke of their crush,
while I remained silent about the ones that truly made me blush.
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