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Brent Kincaid Mar 2016
The little boy who wasn’t there
Has playground dust all in his hair
Some other kids are gathered around
When he tries to rise, they knock him down.

The little boy who wasn’t there
Has no defenders anywhere
He doesn’t cry out, doesn’t speak
He knows the others think him weak.

The little boy who wasn’t there
Acted sad but nobody cared.
School blamed both boys in a fight
Did not find out who was right.

The little boy walks home alone
But nowhere is a safety zone.
They catch him just a block away
They call him ***, they call him gay.

The little boy can’t tell his Ma.
She’ll beat him and then tell his Pa.
They’ll both look at him like a freak.
Two more times he mustn’t speak.

The little boy goes to his room
And listens to the voice of doom.
Depression has become his friend.
He only wants this all to end.
Brent Kincaid Mar 2016
He lives in fear
Some will discover
He lives in disguise
Like a spy undercover.
He lives in suspense,
Did he let something slip.
He lives in madness
Like a bad acid trip.

It’s a topsy-turvy world
Where lying is the stock-in-trade.
False approval from peers
Is the payment for deals he made.
The pats on his back
Are what he does the whole thing for.
The social approval gives
Gifts to him too grand to ignore.

He lives in fear
Some will discover
He lives in disguise
Like a spy undercover.

Pride in who he is
A distant world he cannot see.
An Everest to climb
That threatens his mortality.
He has to lie constantly
Or forget himself accidentally.
Telling the truth will
Remove his sense of morality.

He lives in suspense,
Did he let something slip.
He lives in madness
Like a bad acid trip.

He doesn’t trust feelings
They make of him a criminal.
His relationship with pride
And self-esteem is minimal.
That others can be free
Can never apply to someone like him.
He hears there is liberation
But his own chances are very slim.

He lives in fear
Some will discover
He lives in disguise
Like a spy undercover.
He lives in suspense,
Did he let something slip.
He lives in madness
Like a bad acid trip.
Delilah Day Jan 2016
“^Betam ewodihalehu”, The man stares down at his lover.
“I haven’t seen you in so long”, He says, recalling the last time.
They were celebrating their anniversary, taking a trip to ^Addis Ababa,
Eyes shining brilliantly, skin warm under the sun, their hands linked,
Wearing a pink necklace.

They’d sat under their favorite tree, the one he’d proposed under,
The one he’d napped under, head in his lover’s lap
Staring up into cocoa eyes.
Staring up at the happiness dancing in those eyes.

He woke up and looked at the empty space on the bed.
Something was missing.
He made breakfast for two.
Someone was missing.  

He found him under their tree, dancing,
With a German necklace around his neck
Choking the happiness out of his sweet eyes.
“^The Western disease”, they said.

The man wondered if these times are really so different,
From the disturbing death of love in concentration camps,
Pink triangles pinned to lifeless frames,
From the accusations of being non-German just because
They didn’t show the same love.

He wondered why the world must be so hateful
That he had feared to hold his lover’s hand,
How so many had lost their lives in the name of
A warm, innocent, love that was no different
From their prosecutor’s.

He stares at the fresh ground, the wooden cross,
Feels the cold air chilling his face,
And wonders why of all the things,
The glorious history that his home contained,
They’d had to inherit the *******.
^“Betam ewodihalehu” means “I love you very much” in Amharic, the official language of Ethiopia.
^Addis Ababa is the capital city of Ethiopia.
^ “the Western disease” is what Ethiopians commonly call Homosexuality.

I wrote this for a writing contest at my school with the subject of relating the Holocaust to our current time, I didn't win but I liked it a lot.
Firefly Dec 2015
Billy's hand lay on his hips,
Little honey swaying,
Twirling his string of pearls, puckering his lips,
Winking for blue jeans on James Dean,
Stomping in his neon green pumps,
Giggling, jiggling his belly lumps,
Chelsea Hotel #2 playing ov'r Old Gran's radio,
Over the rain outside.
Little honey swaying,
All drssed up,
Sweetly, innocently, wonderfully distracted,
From careful; from fear.
Billy was alone, and this is what happens,
Except for this one time, Daddy came home,
Afflicted by *****,
Saw Billy and screamed,
Squeezed his very bones,
Dragged him down the stairs,
His missing strap he mourned,
Knuckles rejoice; curses slurred.
Billy was ****** and crumpled in a corner,
Daddy passed out over the hall toilet,
*** staining his pants,
When momma came home.
She saw her boy, her little ***** baby and screamed,
Mother ran outside,
Rain adorning her skin,
As her mind facing every sin.
Billy could no longer cry,
He now wanders as another,
All but his true self, his heart is dry.
It hurts, it tears, it bleeds,
Once was enough,
Was all it took.
Masks! Liars! Liars! Fools.....
I hope the message in this is clear, as this is a poem I had to squeeze through a tiny hole of my writer's block.
So anyways,
James Dean was an american actor, who was seen as a cultural icon of teenage disillusionment and social outcast, he died at the age of 24 in 1955, the same year of his last film: Rebel Without A Cause..and yes he loved 'em blue jeans!
Chelsea Hotel No. 2 was an original song by Leonard Cohen, that was later covered by Lana Del Rey( My Queen)....check it out!!!! ;)))
Adriaan Harms Aug 2015
Okay fine.

Okay fine,
Now you are racist,
If you don't want to date someone other than your own race,
Just because someone else won't approve?

You are homophobic,
If you're not nice to gay or lesbian people,
Just because you were raised that way?

You are sexist,
If you don't like the other gender,
Because you have learned that your own gender are more supportive, reliable, compassionate, understanding or trustworthy than the other?

Okay fine,
There may be political problems,
But why care,
If your own country are too deep in the ****,
To get out?
- and no, helping won't solve it if racism, sexism or homophobia is still such a big deal!

Deal with gay or lesbian people,
They have excepted the fact that they may be wrong to love their own gender,
Why can't you?

Deal with people of the other ***,
You live in a world where you have to talk to both,
Talking to a gender you don't like,
Does NOT make you any more lovable or understanding,
It makes you human,
So get over the fact that the other *** may be worse than your own.

Racism,
Have you seen a white person tear up?
Have you seen a black person tear up?
Have you seen an asian tear up?
Have you seen a brown person tear up?
Have you seen a colored person tear up?
Have you seen an indian person tear up?
To either one of those, you must have said yes,
Have you seen any of those, who have cut themselves?
Do you know of any one of those, whom might have had smelled, tasted, heard or even die and decompose,
In any other way, than your own race?

We all have red blood,
We all decompose in the same way(taken the different ways of decomposing of a HUMAN),
We all have the same struggles;
Financial,
Love,
Peace,
Statuses,
Popularity,
Even more personal like illnesses.
How can you believe in the belief you do,
If you hate?
In a way, all of our beliefs are the same,
They are all linked,
Because it goes about peace and love!

Okay fine,
We are not all the same,
But we are.
We are all different,
But we aren't.
We all want to achive stuff in our lives.
Get over the fact that some people are darker or lighter than you,
This is the 21st century,
Get over yourself and the need to be better than anybody else or the need that you want to lable someone!
My point of view!!
Big Virge Jun 2015
You know ...
I'd rather ... Stand Trial ... !!!
than ... " Live in DENIAL " ... !!!!!
  
cos' ... "Denial" ... is a ...
..... " SICKNESS " ..... !!!
  
that's groWING ... with ...
..... " Quickness " ..... !!!!
  
Denial ... of ... "TRUTH"
makes me ... Hit the Roof ... !!!
  
But ... is ... NOT ...
.... " A Problem " ....
I have to ... go through ... !!!
  
Is ... " DENIAL " ... You ... ?!?
If it is ... You're a ... FOOL ... !!!
  
You must have ... " ISSUES " ... !!!!!
  
DON'T ... Lie ...
to ... Yourself ... !!!!!
  
Why be ... " So Untrue " ... !?!?!
  
I haven't got time ... !!!!!
to feel ... " Sorry " ... for you ...
  
SEE …… !!!! …….
That's what I mean ...
  
I Don't ... Lie to people ...
My Conscience ... is ... CLEAN ... !!!!!
  
I've Lied ... in this life ...
But ... Don't think ...
that it's ... Right ...
to keep your opinions
  
"well hidden" ... from sight ...
  
So ....
Let's talk about ... WHITES ... !!!!
  
HELL YES ...
It's ... THAT TIME ... !!!!!
to deal with .... " Racism " ....
in ... " Poetic Rhyme " ... !!! ...
  
Some white folk ... are ...
  
........ SLIME .......... !!!!!!!!!!!
  
These people are ... " Primed "
to ... " LIVE IN " ... DENIAL ... !!!
Pretty much ... " All The Time " ... !?!
  
I just can't ... " COMPREHEND " ... !!?!!
why they try to ... " Defend " ...
  
"I'm not a racist !
I've got some,
Black Friends !!!"
  
See ....
"These" ... are ... The Ones ...
who make ... " Racist Comments "
  
LIKE .....
  
"Why can't black people ?
stay out of prisons ?!?"
  
Maybe because ... ?!?
We have to contend ...
with ... " People Like You " ... !!!
  
who are ... " POLICEMEN " ... !!!!!!
  
or classics like .... THIS .... !!!
  
"Black men have, no brain,
but, one thing they can do,
is sure, Entertain !!!!!"
  
See ...
" This " ... is ... " DENIAL "
All Over ... " AGAIN " ... !!!!!
  
It's ... simply a ... " Version "
Let's say ... " A New Strain " ...
  
These are the ... White Folks ...
Who ... " NEED TO " ... Refrain ... !!!!!
from saying ... such things ...
that could bring them ... PAIN ... !!!!!!!!
  
cos' ... " Many " ...
Young Blacks ...
now ... want to ...
" Cut Veins "
  
or ... Pick up ... A GUN ... !!!
and quickly ... " Take Aim " ... !!!!!
  
So ... let's talk about ...
....... BLACKS ....... !!!
and let's talk some ...
........ FACTS ...... !!!!!!
  
How many ... Young Blacks ...
are now ..... " Selling Crack " ..... ?!?
  
More than we ... "Mention" ... !!!
just check out ... Some Rap ... !!!
  
They ... " CLAIM " ... !!!!
to speak ... " TRUTH " ... !!!!!
  
So ....
Let's ... NOT ... " Pretend " ...
or ... try to ... " Defend " ... !?!?!
  
Too Many ... of us ...
are ..... NOT .....
Living ... " COOL " ...
  
We do have ... " Some Blacks "
WHO DO ... " Act The Fool " ... !!!
  
What about ... Black Men ... ?
who ... BEAT UP ... Black Women ... !?!
  
and then ... " Like to Say " ...
That ... " Black Love " ...
..... Is The Way .....
  
What about those ... who say ...
  
" They don't like white girls !!! "
  
But ... sleep with white girls ...
Under ... cover of night ... !!! ? !!!
  
What about those ...
with kids ... They Don't See ...
  
Telling their girl ....
"Baby .... I'm ready !!!"
  
They've got ... ALL THE TALK ... !!!
to get the .... " ***** " ....  !!!!!
  
Some black me do ... RUN ... !!!
and shun their ... " Duties " ... !!!!!
  
No wonder some children
are ... RUDE and ANGRY ... !!!!!
when men ... " Drift Awaaaaayyyy " .........
like ships ... " Lost at sea " ...
  
In truth ...
these are problems of ...
  
........ " Humanity " ..........
  
Affecting ... All Groupings ...
All Colours ... and ... Creeds ... !!!!!
  
My wordplay will ... RILE ... !!!!!
if you live in ... " DENIAL " ...
  
This isn't a movie ... !!!
We're not in ... 8 Mile ... !!!!!
  
But ......
Before I go ...
Here is ... My Last Flow ...
of .... " Poetic Prose " ....
  
" Denial of " .... " REASON "
is basically .... " TREASON "
which is a ...... " Betrayal " .....
of the ... Concept of ... " BEING "
  
" Illogical Thinking "
can leave people .....
  
..... " SEETHING " ..... !!!!!!
  
Here is the ... Subject ...
  
So people ....
  
" Deep Breathing " .... !!!!!!
  
This idea of ...  " Black Rights "
and ... " Gay Rights " ... as one ...
is ... CLEARLY ... Quite Stupid ... !!!
and basically ... " DUMB " ... !!!!!! ...
  
Gay persecution ...
is NOT ... A solution ... !!!
It's ... CLEAR ... !!!
that some think ...
  
It's a form of ... " Pollution " ... !!!
  
" Racism " ... is ... " HATE " ... !!!
Racists ... have it ... EASY ... !!!!!!!
They ... KNOW ... A Black Face ... !!!!!
  
But ... how many people ...
Can TELL ... Who is ... GAY ... !!!???!!!
  
I'm ... NOT ... A Gay Hater ...
That's just ... " How I Stay " ... !!!
  
Remember ... Those Words ...
Have a ... "Water Tight Case" ... !!!!!
  
So ....
" DON'T " .... Try to say ...
that i'm ... Brandishing Hate ... !!!!!
  
cos that may result ....
in me getting ... " IRATE " ... !!!!!
  
..... " THE TRUTH " .....
is ...... My Style ......
  
All this .... " FALSENESS " ....
is ............... " VILE " ......... !!!!!!!!!
  
These are .... " The Reasons " ....
  
I'd rather ... STAND TRIAL ...
than be a ... " Fake Person " ...
  
and ...... Live In ........
  
…….. “ DENIAL ” ……..
Yasha Harkness Apr 2015
Stop trying to make me fit
In your stupid little box
of Labels and Definitions
Truth buried far beyond reach
Only your lies always
Stuffed down my throat.
If other people can come out
Why cant i?
Your reasons get flimsier
My resolve only strengthens
Your toxic opinions
Make me want to leave you behind
And escape.
I will take my freedom myself.
I don't bleed for you anymore.
the 'its just a phase' argument gets old
James Hill Apr 2015
Some people might not accept it
But don't you accept that
Any homophobes are just brainless prats
It's not our fault we are different
And define different anyway
Because it really doesn't matter if your lesbian or gay
Ignore any insults that come your way
Because the hate is a plate and the person is a tray
So knock that tray over and let them clean up the mess
And remember just because you love more doesn't make you any less
Shiela Mar 2015
no. i say,

and it is my body that screams,
like a child at the super market begging
for a toy. it is my body that aches.

it aches to feel the soft fabric against my skin.
it aches to feel free. to dance in the wind,
the smooth silk flowing behind me in the wind.

it is my hand that feels it's smooth texture.
my eyes that witness it's intricate embroidery.
my mouth that goes dry at my desire to feel free,
and my body that is forced to walk away.

to move onto the men's section.
after all, according to my mother,
its just a phase.
Stargaria Jan 2015
The fear of the same.

why does my happiness affect you?
Why do my pictures and comments spark hate?
Why do you feel the need to put me down about my life?

It's the way I am!
It's the way I've been!
It's the way I will be!

Call me queer,
Call me gay,
Call me bent,
I DONT ******* CARE!

Your insults aren't insulting!
Your words are useless!
You try to bring me down by labelling who I am?
That's pathetic.

So let me ask again,
Why does my happiness affect you?

So much so that people get hurt!
The community stand tall!
Taller than religion,
Taller than the government,
Because we follow our hearts!
And not fairytale's and scripts!
We live a life we choose,
One which makes us happy.

Your bible supposedly accepts everyone?
So why did my friend feel the need to **** herself because of you!
She was happy,
She was smart,
But you put her down!
You drove her to depression,
And for what?
After all I thought that God creates everyone?
So why create a transgender who is not to be accepted?
It's a bit stupid if you ask me!

She is in our hearts,
Always,
Religion means nothing,
And shall no longer hinder our happiness,
R.I.P Leelah Alcorn
#LGBT #leelahalcorn #homophobia #change
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