Poem of the Week

"eighteen" - @extrapolate

I CAN LOVE WHOEVER I WANT TO.
GIRLS LOVE GIRLS AND BOYS
BOYS LOVE BOYS AND GIRLS
BOYS CAN WEAR MAKE-UP,
GIRLS CAN BE MORE THAN PRETTY FACES.
TELL ME WHERE'S THE FUN IN ASSUMING OTHERS' SEXUALITIES?

I DO NOT NEED YOUR AFFIRMATION
DON'T TELL ME WHAT TO DO.
IM ON THE VERGE OF AN EXPLOSION;
A CATHARSIS IN RINGING THROUGH ME.
I AM THE PRODUCT OF MY DECISIONS AND MY MISTAKES AND MY FLAWS.
DON'T TELL ME WHAT
I SHOULD BECOME

I AM IMMUNE TO YOUR
GENERIC THREATS OF ME
GOING TO HELL.
(isn't that Hell of yours a concept?
I AM A HURRICANE
AND
I WONT THINK TWICE BEFORE
OBLITERATING YOU.

SO, WITH ALL SINCERITY
GO FUCK YOURSELF
IF I'M NOT WHAT YOU EXPECTED ME
TO BE.
I HAVE BARED MY TEETH
AND I'M NOT STEPPING BACK INTO
THE SHADOWS AGAIN."

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A/N: thank you to extrapolate for letting me use your poem this week! This poem is from their book "TRANSIENT."