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Pennsylvania


i live in a state that forbids me from saying "I DO" to the one who i miss before they leave the room. the one who, if i confessed their PREFERRED pronouns, would make you do a double take. "the hell is a preferred pronoun?" you ask. well, babe, try googling PRISM. is it an acronym? no. does it have meaning? yes. does it want jackasses like you parading through the room, "saying 'SCREW the world, because it's better than feeling something'"? no. cuz i can assure you we're not all tibby rollins. for me, every day is a PRIDE PARADE, a tour of love, a song of intimacy. what you do behind closed doors... well, i'd GAG if i knew, too. so flush your prejudice down with your sorry goldfish, package your HATE up in styrofoam. i'll always be here, regardless of your bigoted, two-faced, furrow-browed, spineless, grinch-like, lie-spitting, soul-splitting, self. you're probably one of those assholes who leaves TIME on the microwave. and i'll never let you close to my GIRL.
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Brittbrattness
<p>This is honestly one of the most incredible things ive read.</p>
jwiener
This is an amazing poem! My favorite lines are: "for me, / every day is a PRIDE PARADE, / a tour of love, a song of intimacy" because the words are so passionate and explain that you are proud of who you are. Not enough people have the courage to be strong and write about who they truly are, and by reading a poem like this, they can be inspired to gain courage. Be sure to check out "poetry writing tips" in the "resources" section for ideas and inspiration for writing even more poems about why it is so important to write your own life story!

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