Fighter

Fighting everyday,

others and myself.

I stood once in the shadows,

of their ignorance, and my fear.

Then I allowed my flame to burn,

tearing through the shadows and revealing the light.

Once I was scared to be myself, to love myself, to let myself love those like me,

Once I allowed others to tell me what was right and what was wrong,

But then I stood tall and announced who I am.

Not as they want me,

Not as I once thought I had to be, despite the pain,

Instead, I stand in glory, myself as who I am.

And now I have no problem saying it, not a single fear:

I AM GAY, AND I LOVE MYSELF!

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[Devian]

Just a poem I did a while back when i was really going through a hard time being gay. But while going through my things, I found it. I thought I would post it here for you all to see and rate. Don't be too harsh, I was about 13 when I wrote it.