Nice poem. It flowed very well, and got it's point across. I also think it's horrible to judge people by their relationships (or anything else that is so superficial). I was also wondering, does your nickname have anything to do with Mercedes Lackey's novels?

beautiful.strong.

solo.

This to me seemed as if it was about 2 gay men. You may bot have written it about that, but that's what came to my mind first:P You did an excellent job capturing the uglyness and the shuning that happens. It's horrible what some people do "threats to make them want to die" "eyes filled with hate" Both very good lines. People are people no matter what, and none should be treated poorer than another.Gah! sorry, I ranted:P. Anyways, the jist of this review is that I really liked it!

society really is such a pain sometimes, is it not? i think you captured the ugly side of the world very well: "voices speaking softly, but meant to be heard" was a rather powerful line. the last two lines were also great; they showed how hope still exists in the face of adversity. kind of pandora's box-ish. overall, great work! (by the way, is this about homosexuality? sounded somewhat like that to me)