Why can’t I be a “normal”
boy?
The way I am just
seems to annoy
People don’t want
to understand
They persecute us
throughout the land
I don’t like
football, cars or girls
My hair is blonde
with natural curls
I take great pride
in how I dress
And hate the
people who make a mess
My rents are
religious and very strict
Whatever I do
seems to end in conflict
They drag me to
mass and force me to pray
But I am what I am
and it won’t go away
My school work’s
not good, but I try my best
The pressure from
the rents gets me quite stressed
I’m quiet, shy and
don’t have many friends
My PC’s my best friend where my life transcends
I meet people
online who say they understand
But at home, I’m a
prisoner in a foreign land
If only I could
meet someone who feels the same as me
We could be
together and that would set me free
I came out to my
parents; I thought they’d understand
They told me I was
dirty and beat me till I couldn’t stand
If you haven’t
guessed already, it’s just because I’m gay
That’s why I have
to leave this world; I’m going to die today
Goodbye you
homophobic world
Goodbye bigots,
your insults hurled
My parents, peers
and teachers too
I can only wish
the same for you
Copyright © 2006 Evad Repooc
Inspired by a young gay boy who was made to feel like an outcast and took his own life at 14 because he couldn’t find anyone to understand the way he was