Being Me by Jamie Joy Gatto

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"Being Me" by Jamie Joy Gatto
(I found this piece to be both serious and humorous)

Lipstick lingers on my lips
from a boy who kissed me
wearing the latest Mac
Boots lined up by my front door
belong to the girl
who put me to bed too drunk last night

Ed is gay
and Bill is not
and Jenny is hopelessly hetero

Where am I in the midddle of minds fixed
so rigidly on sexuality and ego?

Not lost like a little lamb...
I'm just always tiptoeing over your lines

I am not a mistaken identity
and I do not have to choose
Am I the one who's so confused?

I know who I am.
I'm proud to be me.
Don't try to rope me-
Never fence me in.

Play with me,
I'm lots of fun!
Please, don't be afraid of me...

Can't you see I'm just like you?
But, I'm also just like him, and her,
Why does it matter so much
-who I love-
or who I f*ck
or want to f*ck
or how I love to you?

[John Barnett]

This piece is certainly out of the ordinary, I think I get the picture, but it is also very humorous.