been shamed
for the people
that I love
and for who i am
for as long as i can remember
now i am starting to see myself
beyond the shame
and i see a women who has so much strength
a women who is a free spirit
a women who loves many different types of men and women
who loves the artists the poetry the philosophers
and the ones who are smart who are shy
the ones who are quiet and have lots to say
the ones who sing beautiful songs
and are waiting for others to just see them
I believe in people
still after all of my pain
because what I am starting to see
is that nothing is bad or good
it is just the way we view things that make it so.