I hear gossip and rumors
Floating around like fog
It truly makes me shake
Makes me feel like a dog
They treat me like an animal
Like my feelings don't matter
And all for what
Just for some chatter
I am who I am
Isn't that enough?
Apparently it's not
So I continue to act tough
I've heard it all before
The buzz that spread
All of the hurtful words
Make me soon see red
Sometimes I feel like I'm alone
Only I can ever feel this way
But then there are a few
Who really make my day
I decide to be this way
These are the decisions I make
And I try not to crack
Because I know I'm not fake
I don't do it out of choice
This wasn't decided by me
I wish you could all understand
How I stand like a tree
I am tall and I am thick
I stand my ground whenever see fit
But winds come and knock me down
Bringing much more than a frown
Sometimes it really hurts
To hear the words people say
How they never seem to understand
Or never really see things my way
I just hope maybe one day
Hopefully one day soon
People aren't judged for their decisions
But more for their own unique tune
Maybe someday soon
We'll be appreciated for our personalities
Not hated for our choices
Or for our "fatalities"
Just because I'm an "outcast"
That I don't "belong"
Does not mean I'm not human
No- it's quite wrong
I'm still a human being
I still fight for my rights
For equality for everyone
But it only brings fights
It upsets me that we're so stubborn
Unable to see past the little things
So many factors brainwash us
So that we can only make what we say sting
I still laugh
And I definitely cry
I'm still intelligent
And I'd like you to give it a try
Yes, I said it!
Give it a try!
Try being me for a day
Try to try not to cry
It's hard living as I am
Choice or not
And the fact very few acknowledges it
Makes my heart rot
If you ever think I'm mad
In a sour mood
I want you to think
Why it is I brood
It's not so easy being me
There are always fools
But believe me when I say
We are just like jewels
We are just like everyone else
Unique and respectable
And for those who do acknowledge it
It's absolutely delectable
I want to thank everyone
That's been there for me
I've found the will to push on
But, this is the way it's to be
Wow. I'm not much of a poetry critic, but this is good. There are just few things I'd like to mention.
Perhaps this would flow better as "Soon make me see red".
For this line, I actually think you might want to "break with tradition" and have it rhyme with "fit". Naturally, that's just my opinion.