I want to live in a world where

Small liberties are granted

To those who earn them.

I want to live in a world where

I can kiss someone I care about

Without worrying

Whether they’re as concerned

About my lack of skill

As I am.

I want to live in a world where

I can write in the rain

And not care

That each stanza’s ink

Is running

Almost as fast as I am

Away from home.

I want to live in a world where

People are truthful,

And I was taught to trust,

And I don’t need to second-guess

Every sound

From every tongue.

I want to live in a world where

I am one,

Not one in ten.

I want to live in a world where I am more 

Than my height

Or letters on a paper

Handed out

By a royally screwed-up system.

I want to live in a world 

Where a love can lead to a marriage,

Not a political uproar.

I want a world where

Kindness leads to a “thank you,”

Not the nod of an expectation met.

I want a world where I am more than a side-effect.

Where I matter.

Where people fit me

As well as I currently fit a stereotype.

I want a world

Where labels and judgement are as 

Dumb

And unnecessary

As my selfishness,

And I can become a person

Who deserves more

Than just a passing glance.

I want a world that is mine.

Or, at the very least,

One that makes sense.