Like A Book And It’s Cover
What lies beneath the surface
Is what they say really matters
Don’t judge a book by it’s cover
We’re taught this since forever
True beauty is on the inside
Your looks are only skin deep
Even the bible says
don’t be whitewashed sepulchre
Yet here we are insisting
That your physical appearance
Define your sexuality and gender
When in reality it’s the chemicals
That tell us who we are
But since they’re on the inside
It’s the books cover we must abide by
No matter that it’s a double standard
If their ideas of anatomy fall through
They can take up the cloak of religion
Ignoring that which is actually true
Truth is that it’s not about you
It’s about them and how you make them appear
They spend so much time
Decorating their own gravestone
How dare you not do the same
In their day there was more respect
In their day there wasn’t as many of this and that
In their day you kept things inside
Bottle up and out of sight
In their day things were better
How dare you try to change
The security blankets of their day
There’s so many “how dare you’s”
I’ll just stop here and change them to
“Go ahead and’s”, because
It’s not their day anymore
It’s our day now, so boldly stand up and say
Here’s my true colors
I can live happy and free
I can be depressed and take meds
Without caring how you look at me
I can say out loud that I’m gay, straight, bi, pan, trans, queer
Metro, poly, open, lesbian, fluid, ally, cis, hermaphrodite, or asexual
I can insist I be treated like a human being
And that my rights are respected
I can dress the way I want
Hold hands with who I want
Buy from whatever store I want
Without discrimination
I can get married just like any other
Wither we’re the same sex or not
I can get justices from bullies and abusers
Just like those who are already
Accepted in society
I can be friends with who I want
What matters isn’t their gender or
Sexual so-called preference
What matters is what’s inside
Like a book and it’s cover
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I wish you the best on this June 2018 PRIDE month. May you own who you are, and accept people for who they are.
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