Drowning in the waters of hate
All she did was breath
She was walking on the shore of sociality
Pushed in by confidence
But once she went into the waters
Down she was dragged by the monsters
These monsters have names
Their names are: words and action
Words and action living in the water Hate
And now she is drowning
All she did was breath
Why is the monsters drag her
Her mother said she should have warned her
The waters and monsters don't like girls her color
So they will drown her until she dies unless she fights and makes herself untouchable

I am America
One born free
American in my raise
Living in a country where so many wish to be

I am America
With house family and education
Democracy through and through
Where so many are able to be dreamin’

But I am also America
When treated inequally
Women, the black and gay
White men claim to be better than me

I am America
The country where we starve
Where if you’re not perfect you’re less human
Everyone fighting for their brother’s love

This is America
Free and opportunity
Inequality and poor
All lead by our chosen successful democracy

I am America

He thinks the world is against him
He looks over his shoulder
He is seeing ghosts
Of all his past lovers
Scared out of his mind
He huddles in a corner
Scared to open his eyes
Now he is getting colder
'Put an end to this pain'
Is all he can think
"There is no one to save me"
Frozen with no idea what to do
His roommate comes in his room
Worried for his friend
Not knowing what to do
He simply bends down to hold him
He is not alone but the one scared doesn't know that
He screams and runs away
After that, no one knows what happened

I feel like soon
the sun won't shine
and people won't seem good to me
I know that then
I lose what's mine
and kindness, i will never see

When bright light fades
and beauty burns
all cries and frowns on every turn
i fear that i'll no longer be,
drunk in my stupid misery

She loved boys
She loved girls
Never did she anticipate
She would love someone who is neither
Stuck in the middle
She notices a person
Who is not a he or a she but a they
She talks with the person
This beautiful human being
And their gender is the least of her thoughts
Cause she simply sees an amazing human
Confused as she was sure she was bi
But this blossoming love is changing her
Her first pan crush
Then as time unfolded
She fell even harder
Finally telling the person her feelings
The person told her they had feelings to
Ecstatic, ignoring her first sexuality
The girl falls in love with them
Enjoying them
Not worried about anyone else
She loved boys
She loved girls
She loves the one who is neither

They say my lifestyle is a sin
I go against His will
How he made man and woman
I should not love both
But if that was His way
That I should not be this way
Then why was I made this way
He makes us all in his own image
And for me that means being gay
He knows who I am
I believe in Him
My faith is strong
But who I want to marry is sadly not supported by His words
That's alright though
Cause He sees me
And He knows I love Him
As I am strong in my faith
So don't talk to me about His word
And how I go against it
I am not on a fast track way to Hell
Because I am saved
You are not the judge
My judge is watching from above

There is so much people don't know
Even when they claim to listen
To my words and thoughts
As they are in their own now

As people, we think of ourselves
We tend to place all others second
Without thought
Dusting off our own on the shelves

But yet we try to relate
To others and their experiences
And understand their lives
Unknowing even as we do this we place ourselves in first place