open your mind, open your heart,
now close your eyes and imagine my soul.
my soul does not have a left or right,
a color or religion, nor does it have a sexual orientation.
this is how i want to be seen.
this is how everyone needs to be seen.
we are so much more than a label.
we just want to love and be loved.
now open your eyes, look at my life
this is when the judging begins.
i could be gay, lesbian, transgender, straight,
black, white, brown, yellow, red,
muslim, jewish, atheist, christian, buddhist, hindu, wicca,
heavy, thin, rich, poor, silly, serious, happy, mad,
ignorant, intelligent, social, introverted, sick, healthy, scared, confident.
each of our lives tells a story in history,
the struggles and successes of day to day life.
no ones life is perfect.
no one knows what’s right.
so as i pass people by, i stop replaying the images of the media
and the chatter in my head and focus only on what i know for sure...
they are flawed, struggling and lovable...just like me.
then turn my thoughts to what i can control...me.
i want to have empathy, display compassion, explore and evolve.
i am only a human...being.
so, let me, be!
