Pride

 I remember a day not long ago. Peaceful protest as I hid the dolls I played with under my toy chest. Pride to me is another word for accept. Accept circumstances accept the fact that we are people too. See my past life was a nightmare waking up in cold sweats always fearing whats next. See I could not accept who I was I had no pride it what was. Resorted to gang banging and drugs. Ever day seemed to be a fasaud. See people like us have to fight for what we beleive in constantly discinated against for being us. See my expiration date was 18 could see past that please dont judge me this is a journey where I had to find humility. See my people constantly find the dream even in the darkness pride is more than acceptance its life and its lessons its what you been blessed with. Glitter covered chest fits are the best fits. Step into success and own you because you are the best Pride is the fact that we are happy to be alive to be ourselves to not fear what others think. So go and wear your crop top please be whoever you were ment to be because me im tired of being what society wants its top to top this shit off and pop off show the world what we are all about without a doubt we are kings and queens and everything in between.
Part 2
Another nightmare.
Wake up screaming in cold sweats.
I used to think a jail cell would be my best. Now I wear my rainbow colored vest.
See the life I lived was not really living.
I was giving into how other people thought I should be living. Bible giving. God please forgive me for my sinning when im myself I feel like I'm winning. They told me to never give in. Hot jails got me sweating is this really living.  I am tired of giving into the harsh realities my people face daily. If I was a straight white man they would praise me daily. Now they call me crazy for something they do daily. I cant even hold my partners hand without them looking at me crazy. I guess this world really isn't rainbows and daisies. Ow wait. Wait maybe I'm looking at it all wrong. See I don't rap or sing songs but I know I'd be wrong not to tell you how amazing. This life is even with the crazy. See that crazy made me. No matter how much my community endures we still prevail stepping our way towards the rainbow even when we are in hell. I see the funniest stuff wear a trash bag call it high fashion and strut find happiness in things other people don't give a dam about. We created community even when our heads were filled with self doubt this is pride and I am proud to be a gay Latino man.