What Makes A Person Hate Another Person

So subtly

You are hidden

Behind velvety words

So innocent like.

Did not see

Your poisonous dagger

Cloaked behind its facade

Approaching my back.

Plunging in

With the swiftness

Of a cobra strike

Between the shoulder

Blades.

For my presence

You find offensive

Because I am

A transsexual lesbian.

As the words

Of the Depeche Mode song

"People Are People" resonates

In my mind.

Words written

So long ago

And yet so fresh

To me.

As if

Today is

March 12, 1984.

Author's Note

http://www.lyricsfreak.com/d/depeche+mode/people+are+people_20039333.html

Reviews

[TL Boehm]

Therisa, now that song is stuck in my head. (which is ok because I kinda have one foot in the 80's) I think people "hate" what they don't understand - and they don't understand because they don't try. You as a transexual lesbian - what does that mean in the parameters of a friendship? What does that mean if you are a family member? How does it change anything - really. That's where I struggle with the judgement calls on lesbians/homosexuals/transexuals/bisexuals and heterosexuals. I have a husband. I am married to him. I plan to stay that way. So all other relationships with men and women - are friendships. Friendships based on respect, mutual likes etc I am not going to step out of that boundary of friendship - so why does it matter? Just talking here. Why hate someone based on gender identity and or sexual identity and orientation? Does that make sense? Just to gun for someone and put a knife in his or her back - its so sad and such a shallow way to live.

[therisa]

Sorry, Tammy, about trapping that DM song in your head, but they're a great live band to see (Music For THe Masses Tour, 1988). :)

Sadly, too many people looked at the surface and not at the true person, standing before them. For teh record, I hate having to use labels to describe myself to others, for they limit, whom I am, but society is so fixated on a binary system, when it comes to how one identifies their gender/sexual orientation.

[Emily B]

I agree with all that Tam said. So glad that you've found your way to our little corner of the universe.

[therisa]

Thank you, Emily, been a very long journey to reach this point of my life.