reflection of who I am and what I repersent

1. In that moment when your hand is interlaced  What this poem captures is the moment
with mine. when a person is most happy.
In that moment when your heart falls in
sync with mine.  How everything else around you is
In the moment when you kissed me for the irrelevant.
first time.
In that moment when you held me in your  Emotional, hopeful, inspirational.
arms so tightly.
In that moment when your smile made
my soul shine brightly.
In that moment we are untouched by
space, and forever linked in time.
In that moment we become unified, pieces
of you reflect off of me.
In that moment a instant became our
eternity.
In that moment we are what the
other needs...
I pull strength form you, and you love
me endlessly.

3. What is the difference between me loving
a man or you loving a woman?  This poems identifies how there should
not be any discrimination against
Why do people frown if they see two girls
anyone based on sexual orientation.
holding hands while walking down the street?
Aren't we more than the labels others
 Acceptance is something that should
choose to define us? not have to be fought for.
Fag, dyke, how insignificant these words
are when we go beyond the bigotry that  That every human being wants to have
restrict our souls. that connection with one another.
what I see is no different from what
everyone else desires in their lives.
When she holds her, she feels warmth.
If he kisses me, I melt.
Because of who we are, does this make our
feelings any less.
I don't have all the answers, but what I
do know is that if I live my life through
another's eyes then I'll never find what's
right for me.
What I and every "human," being wants is
that
connection, to be loved for just being
themselves.

5. I am not the norm.  What this pome expresses is
I stand out because blending in is individuality.
beneath me.
I am the one that others whisper and  How we need to accept the things that
point at, which I enjoy because clearly you make us different.
can't keep me off your mind.
I embrace the unconventional. Common  How people can find the strength within
themselves.
is my kryptonite.
I am the one that speaks out when others
don't think I should.
I don't kneel to others, but rise above them.
I am as diverse as the colors I wear
day in and day out.
I know you wish you could rock them like me.
I am everything that stands against
society.
I also know that deep down inside...
you wish you could be a little outcast
like me.

7. Laying in an open field, grass brushing  Looking at how simplicity can take you
against my bare feet. out of a moment.
I look up and see these white puffs
floating by.  I hope that when people read this they
Everything is so peaceful, I am wide feel calm.
awake, but feel like I'm in a dream.
How easy it is to lose yourself in something  How we all need to take time to enjoy
all the finer things, relax.
so common, so simple.
Looking up at the sky it seems that
time is standing still.
All other problems begin to drift away
and we are free to dive into the creativity
of our imagination.
Forms begin to take shape.
The puffs turn into boats, kitty cats, and
funny shape hearts.
For those moments that fell like they
can last for a lifetime we unlock
something that we thought was buried.
And that is innocence.
We remember what it was like to become
whatever we wanted to be.
We were clouds.

9. To look inside another and see what they  This poem reflects how we should take
feel is the foundation of our humanity. time to reach out to one another.
Identifying with others, we are able to
recognize what we have within ourselves.
We are linked by our willingness to  How we are all connected, and can
understand. learn from each other.
Once we go beyond the scope of what
we see with only our eyes, we can embrace
 Exploring the depth of human emotion.
a part of us that often times we ignore.
To understand empathy in it's fullest from
we have to look at the positive as well as
the negative.
Being moved to tears when seeing someone
in pain or hearing how they struggle, hits a
nerve or something deeper within us because
we are all vulnerable at one point in our lives.
When others try so hard to mask their
insecurities, we reflect on our own short
comings and self-worth.
When others are successful, we become motivated
to do more with our lives, while at the same time
being proud for that person's accomplishments.
Being happy for the sole reason that the people
around you are happy fills you up with an
indescribable joy.
Once we are able to absorb all of this
we will find ourselves enlighten.
We become free of limitations that bound our
minds and evolve as human beings.

11. No more noise.
No more people staring at you like
some sort of freak.  This poem expresses
No more being chased, and having fear, sorrow, hate, bigotry, and loneliness.
to hide in an ally.
No more having to hear, die you
fucking faggot!!  What I wanted to convey with this poem is how
No longer will your soul be consumed people are made to feel worthless because they
with sorrow and fear. are different, and pushed to do unthinkable
No longer will you have to listen to your things.
parents fight about if you are going
through some kind of phase.  No life is greater than another, so to degrade
The walls are caving in all someone because you lack understanding is the
around you. most dehumanizing thing you can do.
You hear a voice telling you that you
have to end it.
That you have to escape and give
yourself freedom.
You stand in the bathroom and stare
at a reflection of a boy with tears
running down his face, wishing there
was another way.
After you swallow 2 times the amount
of sleeping pills, the voices start to
fade away.
It's over, you're finally free.
your mother will walk in to see you laying
there, on the counter sits a note simply
saying...
"Sorry, I couldn't find another way."