- Don't spit that word at me,

I've done nothing wrong to you.

You look at me, and you think you see who I really am,

but you'll never know me. -

He hiss those hateful words at me,

my love didn't ignore it, so he asked and glared:

"What did you say?" and before replying,

they walked away.

It makes me howl with pain that

there are people who would ever

want to hurt us like that.

Don't they realize that people

suffer everyday from hearing those words?

They suffer, because it robs us of our security,

our identity, and ultimately... our beauty.

I've never realized how incredibly cruel people are.

In this world, we all continue to

struggle to find ourselves,

and why is that?

It is because we fear Hate.

And like the sad cry of the morning dove,

it is the dark song that hugs your broken heart.

At times I feel that I am living in a world

where I must force myself to

"wear a mask,

which would allow me to

fool the world all I want,

but I cannot ultimately fool my heart."

Why must I hide my heart, my love,

and myself to a world full of people who love me?

And to those who spread hate, they don't matter.

I hope that the world will keep on turning, and for the better.

Besides, life is hard enough already so quite frankly

it's too much work pretending to be someone else.

- For the first time in my life I've had roses,

and I've apologized to no one.

I can honestly say that I love myself,

sometimes I hate myself for the choices I make,

but I will celebrate my life the way I intend to,

whether that means I laugh or I cry, I won't regret it.

For every breath I take, and for every step I take,

I do it for the freedom of my heart and soul.

I am free to laugh, to love, to cry, and live my life

with the people who matter the most to me.

I've said it once,

and I'll say it again:

I hope you would all do the same,

cast a warm glowing light on yourself,

show the world what's inside your heart,

and be loved for who you are.

And if there are people who try to attack you,

just remember that they don't matter

as long as you are happy and a good person.

I hope that one day each and ever one of you will realize

that you are special, that you are beautiful,

and that you will understand why the word "Queer" will never touch you again.

Be yourself, sing your song to the world, because someday soon,

that song will stop playing, so make the most of what you have!

Besides, it's just a hateful word that stupid people use to hurt each other.

Stay Sweet Always

xoxo,

Your Friend