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LABELS
You called me STUPID,
And I believed,
I called me SMART,
And I achieved.
You called me DYKE,
Like I was dirt,
I called me LESBIAN,
It didn't hurt.
You called me OLD,
All used up,
I called me YOUNG,
I'm just a pup.
You called me GREASER,
No good and lazy,
I called me LATINA,
Worked like crazy.
You called me NIGGER,
Good for nothing,
I called me BLACK,
Now I'm really something.
You called me KIKE,
Christ killer and cheap,
I called me JEW,
My pride to keep.
You called me INJUN,
Drunken red face,
I called me NATIVE,
I was here in the first place.
You called me FAG,
A person to bash,
I called me GAY,
Your labels I smash.
You called me STRANGE,
Twisted and bent,
I called me NORMAL,
Just a little different.
You called me by LABELS
That made me want to hide,
I called me by LABELS
That I could wear with pride.
You called me a NOTHING,
What could I do?
I call me a PERSON,
Just like you. _________________ Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep. Scott Adams
Writing is easy, you just stare at a blank page until beads of blood form on your forehead.
Sat Mar 27, 2010 6:38 pm
MysteryGirl Moderators
Joined: 02 Jun 2007
Posts: 3419
Location: I come from a land downunder
Well said. A great reminder of the power of words.
HugZ, Noni _________________ Be yourself.............everybody else is taken!
Sat Mar 27, 2010 11:30 pm
Khaleesi Moderators
Joined: 06 May 2005
Posts: 551
Location: FL
Thought provoking piece! I loved the title and the give and take throughout.
You called me INJUN,
Drunken red face,
I called me NATIVE,
I was here in the first place.
This really speaks to me, being part Native American. Words only hurt if you allow them to hurt you. Take them and turn it all around, find the good parts and own them. Wonderfully written.
Khaleesi _________________ Hike up your skirt a little more and show your world to me.....
Never start a row in public when it can be settled politely in private. ~My Father~
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