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Homosexuality- my response by ~SkinnySlim22:iconSkinnySlim22:



I know you might rail 'gainst me for what I shall say,
I know my "loyalities" might influence me.
But what is so wrong about being gay?
And what justifies your bigotry?

Love is love no matter who its between.
And you say "God is love", ya know what I mean?

You say we live for sex, exist for fornication,
That we're using the activities of animals
To justify sin.
Either they don't do it at all
"Or perhaps they do, you say
But they're animals"-they don't think
You chose to be this way!"
And as I die a bit inside,
From your bitter presumptions,
I wonder who truly would strive
For a life of hateful discrimination?

I don't hurt
for being bi.
That doesn't cause me pain,
you see.
But I'm sure every person
Who feels like I,
From the LGBT,
Probably knows who is to blame
for the pain:
Our society.

Choose to think,
Look within.
Since when should LOVE
Be called a sin?

I don't know why I am this way,
I don't know the case for others
All I know is that to try to change
Is to cause myself to suffer
Are you so blind that you can't look
At the reality beyond your Book?

We're people just like you,
Not inhuman monsters who hate the family.
Please turn 'round and face the truth,
Open your eyes and see.
The people you're oppressing ,
with your snap judgments and hate,
All in the name of a religion.
You say we're headed for Hell's gate.

But if you and the rest would realize,
People are as they were born,
Maybe we wouldn't be so miserable,
Freed from your hate and scorn

Not all of us are religious,
But perhaps those who are,
Can see that, when it comes to dogma,
You have gone too far.
Punishing us for things we did not choose,
Claiming we have to be cured.
Tell me, would this really please
Christ, your Savior and your Lord?

What kind of loving God would punish those
Who never hurt anyone in their love
And never 'chose'
To gaze upon who they did
And pledge their devotion
To this special person,
does gender matter who?- no
That they adored so?

Wake up from your dreams
Of fire and brimstone for us
See who we really are:
As human as you, thus
Do we deserve all that you said
Because it's two of the same in a bed
When we are as kind as you
And make sure to love our neighbor too?

Find the answer yourself,
I won't force you to change your mind.
But that means that you
must do the same in kind.
Love is beautiful,
That's what's important.
And I mean it, at least from my heart,
One hundred percent.
©2008-2009 ~SkinnySlim22
:iconskinnyslim22:

Author's Comments

Just a little response to an insulting and poorly phrased "gay is wrong" poem I found on DA yesterday: [link]
(Not that my poetry writing skills are any better.) Sorry, but seeing things like this makes my blood boil, and writing things like this down calms me a bit. But this might be my 102 degree fever talking as well.

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:icondracori:
Ah, you read that piece of shit, too huh?

But this was beautiful! I couldn't have said it better myself! Way to stand up for what's right :)

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"Properly read, the Bible is the most potent force for Atheism ever conceived." – Isaac Asimov
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:iconskinnyslim22:
Yeah, worst part was that piece of shit was terribly written! I have more fun mocking the pretentious and grammatically correct, (Krensada, RejectedDreams); their high-minded rhetoric combined with the absurdities of fundamentalism makes for a hillarious combination. Not so with this girl. This was...sort of sad. Not that it didn't piss me off, as you can see.

Anywho, I'm glad you liked it, ecspecially since I don't do well with poetry.

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Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.
-Albert Einstein
:iconshadowdragonsphinx:
I'm glad you can hold your head up high and ignore the bigots. This was wonderfully written, and I come from a family of homosexuals so this appeals very well to me. I read the link as well, and all I can say is forget about the born-again Christian bigots. That's really the only thing you can do. I'm sure if there was a god, he/she would want to spread peace and love instead of hate. I personally can't understand hatred towards gays. It's irrelevant for a mountain of reasons. Sorry for the rant, I shall favorite this now =3

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"In America, strippers and Disney stars have the equal right to be named, Hannah Montana"-Bill Maher

Oh my Godsss! -PpgZ Snake.

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:iconskinnyslim22:
Thanks a ton. And yes, I can't understand it either. It's like "Love your neighbor, unless he's gay/not a Christian/etc." It's hypocritical.

I appreciate the fave. ^^

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Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.
-Albert Einstein
:iconshadowdragonsphinx:
Not a problem. Nice to see someone who isn't brain washed by the big bad Bible. I swear these people are ba-ba-blind sheep.

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"In America, strippers and Disney stars have the equal right to be named, Hannah Montana"-Bill Maher

Oh my Godsss! -PpgZ Snake.

Icon created by: ~ChaozAngel89 and ~Random-411
:iconshydrow:
This is really insightful. Also i agree with you. Theres nothing wrong with any gay or bi person just they love some person who just happened to be the same sex. I mean the romans did it greeks even egyptions in anciant times what was wrong then? Anyways it is proven that some species of Mammal will mate with the same sex. Yet they don't go off yelling at them? sorry im getting out of line anyways very insightful and great thoughts.

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"Yes im an art student. Yes it is pretty cool. No i have no free time im a fucking art student." Kyle H. Thorne
:iconcartheinsane:
I just wrote 2 poems today after reading the exact same thing you did. :XD:

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~I am a poet~
:iconharleenquinn:
Wow, that poem you linked to is ridiculous, nonsensical, and atrociously written. It doesn't even deserve a dignified response, but your response is awesome nevertheless.
:iconskinnyslim22:
Thank you. I had to try very hard not to reply to her with links demonstrating that animals do engage in homosexual behavior. It was...a difficult urge to suppress, to say the least.

I guess this is also where I say that I've acknowledged that I'm bisexual, since I mentioned it. I couldn't let that out on the NHC...I can just see the Off-Topic guys convinced that they'd somehow converted me.

It's a long story. Longer if I explain it, hehe. ^^

Anyway, glad you liked this!

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Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.
-Albert Einstein

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