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Ravenatawritingdesk — Pride
Published: 2011-05-05 00:48:55 +0000 UTC; Views: 821; Favourites: 34; Downloads: 6
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Description Glances wither, voices fade
Towers crumble, mirrors crack--
What's wrong with me?

This body that never
Was meant to be mine
This son who is always
Referred to as "daughter"--
What's wrong with me?

The bundle of sticks
That's a little too happy
The "I'm proud, I swear"
That's a little too sad--
What's wrong with me?

But there's this voice
This subconscious smile
That whispers what, maybe, I knew all along,
Says maybe,
Just maybe,
"You were born this way."

There's this thought,
This near silent whisper
That speaks from the cracks of the mirror that lied,
Says maybe,
Just maybe
"There's nothing to be ashamed of."

There's this idea,
This 'blasphemous' notion
In each rainbow armband and smiling love-poem,
What's wrong with me?
"Nothing."
Comments: 15

LostInAPhotograph [2011-05-21 16:21:10 +0000 UTC]

This is amazing. <3

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AkaiAgeha [2011-05-18 08:27:55 +0000 UTC]

...I can relate to what you wrote, even if not completely...I can relate too much. -sighs-

And yet it's so beautiful. A beautiful tragedy that in a utopia-like-world needn't be a tragedy at all, and would be just beautiful.

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creaking-door [2011-05-15 14:34:37 +0000 UTC]

The poem says it all and says it very well. A piece of honest emotion in a readable form.

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Firedog-Ookami [2011-05-10 13:27:54 +0000 UTC]

<3
I wish I could think of an appropriate compliment.
Maybe I'll try a response poem. xD

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Ravenatawritingdesk In reply to Firedog-Ookami [2011-05-10 22:29:42 +0000 UTC]

Dude, that'd make my life. xD

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DeathToSoul [2011-05-06 22:24:44 +0000 UTC]

I don't even think I can express to you how much I love this. It was beautiful and I feel you pain. I'm here if you ever need to talk. I feel like we're in some-what of the same situation :3

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willwriteforhearts [2011-05-06 01:27:27 +0000 UTC]

Great poem Very nice beat, didn't feel off.

As for homosexuality, I'm Catholic (mine are super ultra catholic too, haha) and I don't mind Take your time, really, be who you are but you needn't rush to feel comfortable with it. Take some time to figure yourself out. It's all gooood.

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Ravenatawritingdesk In reply to willwriteforhearts [2011-05-06 01:38:00 +0000 UTC]

'S ALL GOOD, BRAH.
And thank you. I think that's what I'm going to do. There's a lot of stuff that I need to work out. xD

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willwriteforhearts In reply to Ravenatawritingdesk [2011-05-06 01:40:11 +0000 UTC]

Sall good in da hooood... brah.
xD

Haha, yeah, it just seems that sometimes people rush into things because they're a bit at a loss of what to do. But really, just tkae your time. There's no rush God'll be with you anyways.

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selhiamafuchi [2011-05-05 21:10:18 +0000 UTC]

Congratulations, then.

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Ravenatawritingdesk In reply to selhiamafuchi [2011-05-06 01:36:41 +0000 UTC]

Haha, thanks. xD

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SixstringMatt [2011-05-05 03:54:27 +0000 UTC]

I am a Christian, and I refuse to hate anybody for something that makes them WHAT, and not WHO, they are. A lot of Christians, and Catholics, have forgotten that part in the bible about the woman caught in adultery, where Jesus said it was not for Him to judge us. And so I don't feel it is our right to judge and condemn each other. It takes some serious shit in a person's character to get me to feel that way about them.

And ..... trust me when I tell you - Whatever makes you you, you need to love yourself for who you are. Going through life not being loving to yourself, just gives anyone else more reason to treat you the same way, and that's not what anybody wants.

I see a mature, well spoken young woman with a LOT of insightful things to say, if you could gather the courage to put it out there. Your sexuality can fall more into the "What" category than the "Who" - if you let it. I will not trivialise that it is an important part of you - but it doesn't define you on its own. Don't let it. You are more than one part of yourself, no matter how focussed on that one part you are.

- Matt

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Ravenatawritingdesk In reply to SixstringMatt [2011-05-06 01:36:26 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much. You don't know how much that means to me.
Like I said, I know not all Christians hate homosexuals. It just seems like too many of the ones that I know do. If that makes sense. Maybe it's the area... rural southerners can be a bit insane...
Actually, what most of my friends seem to be saying is "love the sinner, hate the sin." And I'm not sure how to respond to that... I mean, I don't consider it a sin, no matter what Leviticus said (I haven't read that book in a while, so I'm not going to spew quotes that could be out of context). I'm extremely grateful that they don't outright hate me, which is what I was afraid of, but...
Sorry to spew all that at you (it probably seems so random), it's just been on my mind a lot lately.

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SixstringMatt In reply to Ravenatawritingdesk [2011-05-06 04:05:52 +0000 UTC]

It's alright. You weren't spewing, you were just letting out things that you needed to say. Please never feel you need to apolagise to me for that. It actually makes me feel good to know you don't mind being that honest with me.

If it helps, I just try not to outright hate anyone, and I see absolutely no reason why anyone would ever hate you. Everything Jesus taught us was about loving on another as we are, and that not one of us is better or worse in God's eyes than anyone else.

There are some poems I've written that.... and I can't say for sure, but you might take something good from reading through them. We are all different, and we all have our struggles. It's part of what makes you the only one like you in the world. Ever.

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alex0320 In reply to SixstringMatt [2011-05-05 10:12:09 +0000 UTC]

I agree with you.Most people let their eyes be blind of the truth that sometimes they dont see their own truth as well(if you get what i mean ).They easily judge your actions and words and sometimes(a lot)they misjudge. But dont let what people think of you make you worry or sad because as they say "Haters will be Haters" or "As they say you win some,you lose some".You just cant try to please them all because they will never be satisfied. So dont let them get through your head and dont be afriad to be proud of yourself and BE yourself.

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