Another Me (For Lesbians)

Some things go against my beliefs but I have to come to terms like; "It is what it is"
and not looking at one's condition as worse than another's! I always love when Jesus defended a woman of the streets against the self-righteous Law abiding Pharisees, saying; Let those without sin cast the first stone! As a Minister I believe we can't point a finger at someone and say that their sin is worse than other sins, as God's word declares; "All have sinned and have come short of the glory of God" I like the poem for it's candidness and it's expressing of real life situation with the tremendous frustration that follow leading to despair. Great job! Ken gracefaithgift.com

Judges comments

This poem gets my 4 points this week. Although technically it could do with a little polish, (its flow is a little stumbling here and there) the subject and the narrative is worthy of recognition. When we think of lesbians there are two stereotypes, we have the butch fat girl with short hair, tattooed beyond recognition, nose stud and somebody you wouldn't take on in a bar brawl. Or we have the more recent Hollywood stereotype 'The playboy blonde' or impossibly gorgeous women that every man lusts over who happens to be dating another impossibly gorgeous woman. But this poem shows us the true side. The real side. From the POV of a lady who is struggling with the way she is born, A man trapped in the body of a female and trying to come to terms with the challenges she is faced with everyday. The inevitable talk with the parents. The hope that she can live her life as she wants. The day that she can truly be he. Great job. 4 points.

I am with you on this one. Woman on the outside, man on the inside. It's a hard place to be in. You captured the difficulties well. One grammatical comment "My parent's doesn't know" - either your parent doesn't know or your parents don't know. May just be a type:)

Not really into lesbians.

I love this. There is a lot of strength and sadness in this poem and it shows the battles that people go through when trying to accept who they are.

My parents don't know that I am in love with a girl, let alone that I'm bisexual. It's hard to come to terms with things when everyone seems to see it as a bad thing and shoots you down because they have different beliefs on it.
One of my friends firmly believes that I am only bisexual because I find the physical aspects of a woman to be pleasing but that is far from it. It's the emotional connection.

Anyway, I think you should be you. Find the pride that you have in yourself, the confidence, and let it shine.
You are your own person and have to find your own strength to stand. Their ridicule or dislike can only last for so long and hey, who knows, they may not even care.

Be you. You're living your own life and deserve to live it how you want and be the person that you truly are.