I pledge allegianceto the United
I pledge allegiance
to the United States of America
to this nation
indivisible
with liberty and justice for –
some.
not for all.
I sit in school
watching
the other students drone – thoughtless –
echoing words they have spoken their entire life,
looming over me,
judging me for refusing to stand.
I don’t stand
I can’t stand
all the lies.
‘I approve of gay marriage’ they say
‘look at me:’ they say
‘I have a rainbow bracelet’
‘I have a token gay friend’
they scream
‘I am a Good Person’
well
I hate ‘gay marriage’.
why call it gay marriage?
is it any different?
I will say (I do).
I will wear white.
I will leave in a rain of rice.
Gay marriage does not exist
it is marriage.
I am human I am
I am different I am unnatural
pick one.
equality = the same
the same rights
the same love
the same.
I am gay I am.
but gay is not me:
I like books I like sports
That is me.
I have a family
and friends
and a
girlfriend.
They know me for
me.
I will pledge allegiance to
something.
when something pledges allegiance
to me.