because i don’t sleep at night anymore since the day i decided that i don’t deserve sleep.
why waste my time attempting to slip into a gentle dream when i can analyze
life lying awake in the solitude of my room with my thoughts,
the faint moonlight,  
and the numerous stars as my only company.
and there is no way to shut your eyes when the words in your head are obnoxiously loud—
please,
people are sleeping.

but still, sleep continues to mock me
and taunt me
and ridicule me
and bless me with horrific visions.
and celestial bodies that sing lullabies to the moon can not even put me to sleep anymore.
but it’s okay,
because i don't deserve sleep remember.

-l.h.

Preached by priests and family and friends and teachers:
LOVE ONE ANOTHER
But that changes when people choose their true love,
Mommy and Daddy told me they’ll love me no matter what
But why can’t everyone else’s parents think and treat their child the same?

Since when does the holding of two peoples hands repulse a religion?
Can someone explain to me how a hug is a new boundary crossed once people are made aware of the real reason they hug?
It is no longer a hug of friendship but of love
It is no longer shared by only a man or a woman
Or a man and a woman of the same skin color.

Melanin of the skin declares who you should love
The prince and the princess in your fairytale books tell you which gender you belong with
Why do people condemn those who fully express themselves?
Your God declares your love
Forget your heart or your mind
A book written far beyond our time labels love

Love no longer needs a label
But to others
Love must die and so shall the people who love;
The people whose love does not go according to your God and your mind.