(Poem inspired by the one at the side. Some lines were taken from the poem, so if you think it sounds somewhat familiar, that's why)
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Dear Straight People,
When did you know you were straight?
Are you sure you're really straight or is it just a phase?
You're not saying this to get attention, are you?
How'd you come out to your parents?
How do you have sex?
I don't sit here and ask you
these questions, so why
do you think it's alright
to ask me?
Dear Straight People,
Why should I have to prove
my love is authentic?
Why is it so wrong for
me to kiss the one I love
in public and maybe hold
her hand?
Why am I seen as a fetish
to every single porn site?
Why is it so wrong being who
I am?
Dear Straight People,
Why do you constantly try to
force me into being something
I'm not?
Just because I'm not
like you doesn't mean
I'm diseased.
I don't have thorns
growing from my ears
or spines poking out
the skin of my back.
Dear Straight People,
Stop staring at me as
I walk down the street
like I'm going to kill someone.
Dear Straight People,
Don't worry --
Being gay isn't contagious.
The only thing that's diseased
here is your homophobia.
(a.l.m)
YOU ARE READING
The Queer Sphere
PoetryThis is a poetry book that's based on LGBTQ+ aspects. I've been inspired to do this by watching so much slam poetry, so I hope some of you end up relating to these poems!
