Male, Fifteen, Mouth Glued Shut
Whenever I hear someone call something
g a y
I bite my tongue and pretend,
A) I didn't hear it.
or
B) I think it's funny.
Because if I were to ask them not
to say those words
. fa g g o t . g a y l o r d . m a n f u c k e r . p o o f .
I wonder if they would
figure it out.
Would they
look at me differently,
tease-taunt me and
trip me as I walk past,
even though I am the exact same person
I was before.
I don't think I want
to risk it.