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An Elegy for Jenna Metro.
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Stuff that could be worse. You don't know me
And we've never met
But I feel like I can I say I know you
And if not you, at least some of your pain
Initially, your words filled me with pity for you
But I came to believe that that isn't what you want
It occurs to me that your hope is for acceptance
And I don't believe that is too much to ask
You remind me of someone I once knew
He too was tormented by unacceptance of his sexuality
His parents threw him out and he came to stay with us
I wish I could say there was a happy ending
But he and his parents are still at odds
I guess that's what makes this an elegy
Mournful indeed, the loss of those special bonds
My hope is, that if you ever do part the seas
You make it out and let the waves crash down upon those
Who lag behind you in tolerance and intelligence
Those who do not bother themselves with embracing diversity
Those who are content to fuck their cousins to keep blood pure
Maybe one day they'll learn there's no such thing
Maybe one day they'll learn how to really love
Wow... I like your last powerful stanza. It really shows profound thinking. Jared, do not ever say your works "suck", because they don't. Even though you may say they lack creativity of a good poem and are horrible and what not, they really show the truthfulness of reality in them. Very powerful. If you need any help with editing them or giving your poems a title, please email me at: kathyun@hotmail.com
"Those who do not bother themselves with embracing diversity"
"Maybe one day they'll learn how to really love"
I love those two lines. Diversity is a blessing of wonder and reality. Love, though abstract, is a powerful emotion all humankind seek for. This poem says a whole lot!
Wonderful work!
~Kathy