Understand Me

Cruel
Senseless
Feeding into my
Deepest fear

How could you?
I work so hard,
To give myself a name
And
All you do is leer
You claim
I'm the one to blame

It might be true
I'm just starting out
Could you chill?
Give me some time
To learn what it's about

I'm not saying that
I don't want to hear
The honest truth
But please,
At least 
Respect me
As a human
As a neighbor
And what I stand for