"elected" poems - Hello Poetry

i. when I was young, I was never complimented. I never felt good enough and it hurt and somewhere along the line I began complimenting everyone because I was never complimented and I never wanted anyone to hate themselves the way I did. just because I call a girl pretty does not mean I want in her pants. ii. we live in a country where a gay poet spoke at obama's second inauguration, where five openly gay senators serve, where all fifty states have had a gay elected officer in some capacity, so if I were to be gay, what's the problem with a relatively unknown sixteen year old girl from a relatively unknown town in a relatively unknown state being gay? iii. do you want me to be gay? do you want a better, more socially acceptable reason to make fun of me? is my weight not enough? iv. I was taught the term fluidity by my best friend Alyssa. she firmly believes that sexuality is a spectrum, like many other things. I have a different view on sexuality because I see it as a spectrum, not something that's set in stone. v. I like making people happy, I like completing people, I apologize a bit too frequently and I was taught how to accept people. vi. just because I call a girl pretty does not mean I like her. just because I say a dog is cute does not mean I want with the dog. just because I say a painting is pretty does not mean I am going to **** the painting. vii. aesthetic is a very important word. viii. there are three kinds of attraction, aesthetic, romantic, and ****** just because you have one does not mean you have all three. just because I like the way something looks doesn't mean I am going to have *** with it. ix. sexuality is an Identity. not a YOUdentity. x. I'm not gay, but if I were, trust me, I wouldn't go for such a whiny little *****

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Jun 12, 2014

Jun 12, 2014 at 3:30 PM UTC

resilient

to the girls who whisper "I think she might be gay."

i. when I was young, I was never complimented. I never felt good enough and it hurt and somewhere along the line I began complimenting everyone because I was never complimented and I never wanted anyone to hate themselves the way I did. just because I call a girl pretty does not mean I want in her pants. ii. we live in a country where a gay poet spoke at obama's second inauguration, where five openly gay senators serve, where all fifty states have had a gay elected officer in some capacity, so if I were to be gay, what's the problem with a relatively unknown sixteen year old girl from a relatively unknown town in a relatively unknown state being gay? iii. do you want me to be gay? do you want a better, more socially acceptable reason to make fun of me? is my weight not enough? iv. I was taught the term fluidity by my best friend Alyssa. she firmly believes that sexuality is a spectrum, like many other things. I have a different view on sexuality because I see it as a spectrum, not something that's set in stone. v. I like making people happy, I like completing people, I apologize a bit too frequently and I was taught how to accept people. vi. just because I call a girl pretty does not mean I like her. just because I say a dog is cute does not mean I want with the dog. just because I say a painting is pretty does not mean I am going to **** the painting. vii. aesthetic is a very important word. viii. there are three kinds of attraction, aesthetic, romantic, and ****** just because you have one does not mean you have all three. just because I like the way something looks doesn't mean I am going to have *** with it. ix. sexuality is an Identity. not a YOUdentity. x. I'm not gay, but if I were, trust me, I wouldn't go for such a whiny little *****