A girl stands facing a mirror
She touches the face she can't see.
The voices come back to her calling
Freak,Freak,Freak
Her hands tremble
Tears begin to fall
Shaking she pleads to them
To end it all
But they don't hear
She searches her heart
For the answers she feels
She falls apart
But is pieced back together
She knows that she matters
That she deserves better than their words
Because love is louder
A boy stands facing a mirror
He touches the breasts he can't hide
The voices come back to him calling
Dyke,Dyke,Dyke
He remembers the hits
At the hands of his school
He didn't try to be normal
Or follow the rules
He stepped from the shadows
And stood in the light
While everyone around him
Claimed it wasn't right
They said he was nothing
That he didn't matter
But the she that was he spoke up
Because love is louder
A boy stands facing of a mirror
Promises it'll all be okay
As the voices come back to him calling
Gay, Gay, Gay
But he doesn't falter
At the names he hears
Doesn't flinch at the bruises
That continuously appear
He stands strong against the torment
He endures everyday
As he holds on tightly
To another who is gay
He tries not to run from the abuse
Or the bones that shatter
He holds his head up high
Because love is louder
A girl stands facing a mirror
Holding her breath on a scale
As the voices come back to her calling
Whale,Whale,Whale
Her lips quiver
In a held back smile
She knows that she's fine
She's known it all the while
But the voices won't stop
They keep calling her names
But she counters with compliments
Because she knows she's okay
They say that something is wrong
But their words don't matter
She won't change herself to fit in
Because love is louder
A boy stands facing a mirror
Pulling on skin black as the night
The voices come back as whispers
Not white, not light, not right
But strong he stays
Against all diversity
For he knows in the future
All their names will be history.
He doesn't tell
When they beat out what is wrong
He doesn't run
From the cries that echo like a song
He knows who he is.
And that is all that matters
Their names, and their disgust are silenced
Because it is love that is louder.
A girl stands facing a mirror
She traces the cuts that line her body.
The voices echo around her calling
Nobody, Nobody, Nobody.
She tries on a smile
But it doesn't seem to fit
She tries to tell her parents
But they don't want to hear it
She tries to explain how she feels
And all she has to hide
Born with the soul of a girl
Into the body of a guy.
But no one understands.
And she doesn't seem to matter
But she won't go back to before
Because love is louder
A girl stands facing a mirror
She can't see her own reflection
A boy stands facing a mirror
Both are made to perfection
A boy stands facing a mirror
Bruised because he is Gay.
A girl stands facing a mirror.
Hoping it'll all be okay.
A boy stands facing a mirror
He's told his skin is not right.
A girl stands facing a mirror
Both step into the light
And all they know is what is said.
But those words they come to late.
They won't change, they won't back down.
Because it is love that is louder than hate.
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Handle With Care (Poetry)
PoetryThis is a collection of the poems that I've written, the main themes you will find in this collection, are depression, love, and homosexuality. there will be others of course, the occasional funny one, a themed poem etc. I wrote most of these in the...
