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[ LGBTQ ] Embroiled

    
In life    
people come    
people go  
    
most of them you never know    
   
Some will get right up in your face    
intent upon fanning fire to flaming    
by calling you name upon name    
embroiling you in need for strife---    
heated arguments a means of    
controlling what they can't  
  
Shame. Shame! SHAME!    
shouting down lifestyle choices    
disagreed with;    
   
loud opinion for the win    
   
assuring more attention is acquired    
in the bargain made when you      
acquiesced to do more than merely    
listen    
   
You're  
not required to argue    
justify your case    
or go out of your way  
to defend the human race    
against their ignorance    
   
Just be yourself---    
walk the path you choose;    
there is nothing to lose    
and everything to gain    
in silent acceptance    
that everyone is entitled    
to voice their convictions    
   
---and making complete    
ashes of themselves    
in public is Nature's way -    
clears your landscape    
for fresh growth  
   
in life    
people go    
people come    
 
most of them you never know    
   
Some will Love you    
as you are    
   
   
Written by MaryWalker
Published | Edited 2nd Nov 2021
Author's Note
For all the misfits
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