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Yoshi-Yosh β€” 11-22-11
Published: 2011-10-27 12:51:51 +0000 UTC; Views: 1149; Favourites: 16; Downloads: 1
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Description I told myself that on this night,
I would end it with a knife.
That was a year ago,
And I was too young to know,
That I could not be moved to take a life.

I see every life, even mine,
As something sacred, something divine.
'Tis why I hate being me,
For every man is undoubtedly,
An evil from which I wish to resign.

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These thoughts began when I was twelve.
A tragic accident forced me to delve,
Into my spirit, into my soul,
Into what I didn't know.
And I came out wanting to kill myself.

All my life I have had opposition,
Stemming from my lack of religion.
In a Texas-like state,
Full of "Friendship" and hate,
Such a sin requires munition.

They started a war--to them, just games.
For bullets, they had nothing but names,
But for bombs, they had stone,
NotΒ Β deadly as the bullets thrown,
And so it began that I gained my fame.

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All of this came about in Elementary,
And even Dear Watson could see,
That these children's rejection,
Would drive me to dejection,
And forever shape my "destiny."

In Middle, I was still misunderstood,
By all those who thought they knew "good."
They preached acceptance,
And practiced a sentence,
That would isolate me where I stood.

It was in the middle of this fray,
That I thought about myself one day.
So much in my mind,
Began to form a straight line,
And then I realised that I was gay.

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In Texas, a more greivous sin,
Than even not having a religion,
Is to not have a girl,
But a guy mean your world,
And so my true suffering begins.

For almost five years now,
Every day I have had to disavow.
Tell lie of who I am,
And for that, I damn,
Those fools who furrow my brow.
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Comments: 21

Gummie-Alien [2012-01-14 19:40:17 +0000 UTC]

I wanted to hide myself from everyone's eye, since I was merely a passer-by. But then I read this, and knew something was amiss, so I decided to see what was the "why". I am not one who suffers this pain, although I do know those like you exist. And I wanted to say, I hope that acceptance, good fortune, what have you, comes in a list. It can be hard, I know. But stay tough, stay happy, and eventually...it all pays off in the end. I couldn't think of a rhyme. c:

I am a total stranger, but I'm hoping everything turns out OK. I saw your journal, and...yeah. I'm rooting for you, I guess, since I also lack a religion. You have my support, too. I'm sorry, I feel really stupid and invasive right now, I just wanted to say I'm sorry that you have to deal with this shit, and all that.

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MasterSynthetica [2011-11-20 02:33:57 +0000 UTC]

THIS IS .... AMAZING!!
-Huggle- I hope yu find/found the support yu need! Never lower yurself for those twats! :c

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Yoshi-Yosh In reply to MasterSynthetica [2011-11-20 02:35:59 +0000 UTC]

I'm actually gonna upload a new, revised one in three days.
y'know, on 11/22/11.
β™₯~

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Dinladwen [2011-11-01 18:56:14 +0000 UTC]

Oh my goodness. This is amazing! And the story you tell is so sad...

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Yoshi-Yosh In reply to Dinladwen [2011-11-01 18:58:10 +0000 UTC]

Thanks...and it's not done yet.
At least I hope I can soon add a happy ending...c:

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Dinladwen In reply to Yoshi-Yosh [2011-11-01 19:10:50 +0000 UTC]

I hope so, too!

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Donutmastr [2011-10-28 23:36:25 +0000 UTC]

I kinda wanna give you a hug now. I realize Texas can be a really sucky place for gays, but I live in Austin, which has a completely different attitude from the rest of the state, so I'm not exposed to it at all.

All I can say is, do your best? Yeah, I suck at cheering people up.

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Yoshi-Yosh In reply to Donutmastr [2011-10-29 00:14:56 +0000 UTC]

Yes, I do hear that Austin is suprisingly liberal. .__.
Not Denton. :I

But thanks. It does help to just know that people care.
c:

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drunkpimp3000 In reply to Yoshi-Yosh [2011-10-29 06:13:40 +0000 UTC]

I live in central rural California, which despite the palm trees and move star descriptions of California is actually the poverty-striken meth-addled redneck fundamentalist equivalent of the deep south. This poem cuts to the bone because this isn't only your story but mine and every gay and lesbian person I know. The hypocricy of tolerance and acceptance for some (but not you) is a devastating lesson to learn at that age, and it really can destroy a kid like those ignorant blowhards out there would never know.

I just wanted you to know that you're never alone in all this. Like minded-people are out there even in the ignorant hell you live in. It's tough to find them sometime, but never get up. It almost seems like society condones kids killing themselves because they're gay. But I'm glad you beat the fuckers who were putting you down and decided to live.

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Yoshi-Yosh In reply to drunkpimp3000 [2011-10-29 13:33:10 +0000 UTC]

Well...thanks.
Like I said, it was my religion (or lack thereof) that originally spawned all of the animosity.
But being in the closet and listening to those...idiots on a daily basis has knocked me off of stable ground.

I know that I'm not alone, but in a school/community where everyone else is too afraid to come out, I might as well be...y'know?

Again, thanks~

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MatBroome1996 [2011-10-28 02:07:31 +0000 UTC]

This is amazing. I'm especially proud of the first stanza, wou sayouwhated to commit suicide, but you know you didn't have the thought that you could actually bring yourself to do it.

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Yoshi-Yosh In reply to MatBroome1996 [2011-10-28 02:11:00 +0000 UTC]

Thanks...yeah, it was, well,
I came to that night.
I had the knife in my hand.
But I just couldn't.
I fell asleep with my arm over the side of the bed, and when I woke up, the knife was still in my hand.
So I don't know how to feel about it, but...yeah.
Thanks for the fav and comment...it means a lot. β™₯

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MatBroome1996 In reply to Yoshi-Yosh [2011-10-28 02:47:59 +0000 UTC]

I had always thought the way I'd have gone would have been O.D., but for a long time after I found myself not being able to be in a room with a knife because my mine would always run to "what if...". I can't say I experienced something as over-whelming and emotional as actually holding the knife, but I can say I can see your perspective.
No problem, just keep living life as happy as you can Good luck to you.

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Yoshi-Yosh In reply to MatBroome1996 [2011-10-28 02:51:52 +0000 UTC]

Thanks so much~
And good luck to you, too. c:

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GjaidaART [2011-10-28 01:15:54 +0000 UTC]

I really, really like this. Really.

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Yoshi-Yosh In reply to GjaidaART [2011-10-28 01:21:25 +0000 UTC]

Thanks...it means a lot.

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GjaidaART In reply to Yoshi-Yosh [2011-10-28 01:46:09 +0000 UTC]

Of course.

I haven't got a lot of fans of my writing so I know what it means.

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Yoshi-Yosh In reply to GjaidaART [2011-10-28 01:46:55 +0000 UTC]

...c:>

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GjaidaART In reply to Yoshi-Yosh [2011-10-28 01:48:27 +0000 UTC]

That face doesn't mean anything to me. SAY WORDS DANGIT C:<

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Yoshi-Yosh In reply to GjaidaART [2011-10-28 01:51:40 +0000 UTC]

:I

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GjaidaART In reply to Yoshi-Yosh [2011-10-28 01:55:27 +0000 UTC]

XP

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