MANGLED TEARS

MANGLED TEARS

Let them judge me, I don't care,

I will face them without fear-

They called me freak and dike and gay, 

The urge to live was soon at bay-

Because of you I feel again,

Because you see me, outside in-

Mangled tears and dead desires, 

You helped me reignite this fire-

Too many times I let them see, 

The hurt they caused by shunning me-

You hold my hand and you don't care, 

That the people stop and stare-

Let them look, we will not hide, 

To be with you I'm filled with pride.

(c) Kimberly D Miller