Open Your Eyes

I am the girl who never belongs,
I am the one crying for your entertainment,
I am the person who is hurt by your words,
I am the woman who can't get the job I desire,
I am the man no longer allowed in church,
I am the daughter shunned by her own flesh and blood,
I am the wife who had to move to get married,
I am the boy you can't invite to your sleepover,
I am the son afraid to get near others,
I am the husband not allowed to see my son because I am an unfit guardian,
I am the dying, soon to be dead because they won't treat me,
I am the homeless, rejected by my family and wanted nowhere,
I am the young adult who knows I will never get exactly what I want out of life because society hates me,
I am the struggling, who sits awake at night, trying to decide who to trust, how to live my life normally, and how to carry on without letting myself be pulled down by fools who refuse to open their eyes,
We are the victims of close-minded people, left with nothing but fear and our love, love we can not express freely for fear of being scorned.