grievances
Rocky Lagou said:

Okay. I-just-want-to-say. THAT I AM HERE FOR YOU. I UNDERSTAND THIS ON A PERSONAL LEVEL. YOU ARE NOT ALONE. I\'M A HOMOSEXUAL TEEN LIVING UNDER MY \"DADDY\'S\" ROOF AND HE IS CHRISTIAN AND HE IS DOGMATIC AND HE IS BIGOTED AND HE IS OBSESSIVE WITH HIS RELIGION. I understand this on a deep level. I get this so much. Too much. The way people shut us out simply because of who we are and who we love is far beyond inhumane and coldblooded. IDGAF if your \"Bible\" calls me a \"sin.\" IDGAF if you say that I am all these things you say I am. I was literally going to write a poem about this exact same topic this week (discrimination against the LGBTQ+) and after reading this poem, I\'m so glad that I\'m not alone, that I\'m not the only one also going through this BS. They can try to bend our humanity and DEHUMANIZE us into crap. But the truth of the matter is that THEY will NEVER succeed. I will say it again, YOU ARE NOT ALONE. I felt the emotion in this poem as if I were the one writing it, as if every word you said had come out of my mouth and into the ears of my prejudice family. This is beautiful, this is art, this is something a lot of us will understand. All the silenced ones, the abandoned ones, for goodness sake my father said to my face that \"he won\'t accept who I am.\" Do you know what it is for a father to say that to your f-ing face?!?! I\'m sorry for the long comment, but I feel that it is apt for the \"rant\" style of this poem. The homophobes will see our fight and will see a revolution. A world where skin color, sexuality, gender identity, won\'t seclude you. A world where those things won\'t impede you. The day when a man can walk hand-in-hand with another man in full security, and not afraid that their public will publicly insult them, curse them, hit them. KILL THEM, is the day that we have achieved real equality in this country. Amen! 💖👍🙌💫

February 8th, 2022 11:03

my depression forgives my partner for loving me
Anna Colette said:

Having past trauma myself and now with a boyfriend as well, I can totally relate. You put into words what is sometimes impossible to come up with.

February 6th, 2022 21:07

survival
jax said:

this is honestly one of the most beautiful pieces i\'ve ever read. gave me actual goosebumps. i tend to enjoy shorter poems but oh my god this was fucking immaculate.

February 2nd, 2022 15:32

to all of the people who call girls pretty
Ajax (he/xe) said:

this reminds me of strawberry shortcake by Melanie Martinez, why do people view women as their play toys? we\'re people too.

January 24th, 2022 15:19

to the little girl who is the reason I am in therapy now
screaming goat. said:

I love this. It really speaks to me and most likely a lot of others. Good on you!

January 24th, 2022 14:57

cancerous apologies
L. B. Mek said:

Brilliant!
(and thank you! for inspiring
my little scribbled reply, dear Poet)
\'I,
am that cancerous
defeat
that ghosted, its way
in-to
those rare certainty\'s
of life
a countdown, to gauge
your
bucket list\'s, ticks.
I am not your friend, but
I can inspire you, to achieve
all you can, in the Time
we\'ve been allowed, like a true friend
would.
I am existence, brutal and immediate
but I am Nature, too
a part of the collective
whole
a window, into the meaning
of it all
for us to cherish, this gift
that you
had taken for granted
till I appeared, and you realised
forever, begins: Now...!
Cherish every pain free, breath
and risk it all
for one more, moment
to live for!
I am, the You
reading these words, thinking
it won\'t be me
or I\'ll deal with it, calmly
even - if it is: morbidly...
Don\'t hesitate
don\'t wait
for it all to align, as-if destined
by fate;
Leap, Yearn - Reach
Now, now... Now!
Leave no room
for belated: regret!\'



January 18th, 2022 05:41

cancerous apologies
Valerie said:

Wow. This is the first time in a while that a poem has driven me to tears. Good job, dear poet. It sounds hypocritical, but strong and vulnerable are the two words that came to mind as I read this. Please keep writing, I need more of this in my life.

January 17th, 2022 22:40

a letter to the person who gave birth to me
Rozina said:

Thank you for sharing your poweful poem.

January 13th, 2022 22:11

love shouldn\'t be
Anna Colette said:

Your poem was amazing! I imagine lots stop reading because it\'s long, but sometimes longer writing gives the best description.

January 12th, 2022 16:05

to all of the people who call girls pretty
Buzz Bray said:

You have a lot of courage putting all this in writing. I commend you. You are what the universe wants you to be. You are all you need to be, the way you want to be. For so long, we have allowed others to define us... to define what we ought to be. Accept who you are. Eventually the rest of the human race will get it.

January 11th, 2022 23:02

humanization
Rozina said:

Wow! You have given us so much to think about.

January 7th, 2022 00:50

my depression forgives my partner for loving me
Alexander J. Wolfe said:

Very powerful, great work!

January 6th, 2022 06:27

my depression forgives my partner for loving me
bittersweet said:

this is so relatable and hurts so good to read. incredible.

January 5th, 2022 19:45