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Ravens (Coming Out) MAG

November 3, 2016
By ThisFictionAddict BRONZE, Edwards, Colorado
ThisFictionAddict BRONZE, Edwards, Colorado
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I could show you
I could sever the binds
But do you really expect me to when
I’d be forced to dissect myself for you to analyze like an object
To slice open my skin and let you see everything pour out

All the transparent details
That really
You can look through and see me, just me
Me like you,
Me alone without the confinement

The isolation
The vast emptiness that is the cage in itself
The expanse of nothing
Leaving so much room
But nowhere to go

Exposure
To the sleek black
The talons that tear
Take me away
And all that’s left are the colors
Because that’s all I am to you

The colors
You can’t see past, the ones I have and you don’t
You look at me and you see
The things that don’t matter to my character
But to you, they are my definition

I could show you
But I’ve seen your ravens scavenge before
I’ve seen them tear at life once had
Before you knew
The intricacies that change nothing to me
But everything to you


The author's comments:

The LGBT+ community is very prominent to me as many of my friends and acquaintances are part of it. I am constantly seeing how the discrimination and harassment they undergo is affecting them and it's heartbreaking, because they are some of the most beautiful people I've ever met and they don't deserve this. There is absolutely nothing wrong with the fact that they're queer, it shouldn't even effect them all that much. They deserve to feel free to be who they are, they deserve to be happy.


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on Jan. 23 2017 at 7:27 pm
CookieMonster_03 BRONZE, Highland Village, Texas
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this is a very well written piece

on Nov. 10 2016 at 8:24 pm
ItsTimeToBegin PLATINUM, Lexington, Massachusetts
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You have amazing symbols and metaphors!

on Nov. 10 2016 at 5:17 pm
hourtohour GOLD, Edwards, Colorado
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Favorite Quote:
From what we can not hold the stars are made.<br /> W.S Merwin

This is amazing and beautifully written