This is my coming out poem
Listen before I go
I didn’t write this to be told ‘no’
It’s not a choice and I'm not asking
It’s up to you whether you accept me
Im gay and gender-queer,
Sometimes I wish I could just be a tree
This is way more difficult for me
Don’t push your beliefs on an independent
thinker
If you don’t agree I can leave
If you don’t want me in your life I won’t force it
But real love understands
That’s the hook, line, and sinker
If you try and push it down
You push me away
So that’s up to you
But I can’t help that I’m gay
You’re the ones who made me who I am
Whether by blood or not you’re my family
I hope this doesn’t change that
This was hard for me to say
Right now I’m in finals week but soon I’ll be back
I’ll read this to you
Maybe I’ll cry
But either way
I want you to know
I only share this with those who deserve it
Remember that as you walk away
Before you yell at me take a step back
Think about life without a Sophie
Is it fun?
Or is it dreary?
He wants to be in your life
They just are asking you to open your mind
Give her a hug
And heal her strife.
He/They/She
-SOPH/Max
Planning on reading this to my family