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I used to be golden

I used to be untouchable

I used to be everyone’s favorite

I used to be

“a very nice young lady”

Parents loved me

Teachers loved me

Bosses loved me

Then I came out

Now I’m complicated

Now I’m confusing

Now I’m incomprehensible

I’m an alien from a different planet

I’m not loved anymore

I’m avoided

I’m shunned

I’m disturbed

a leper

That’s how they treat me

I can hear your verbal circles talking around my name and pronouns

“I love you no matter what you are” is not

“I love you because of who you are”

But I haven’t changed

I’m the same person I’ve always been

I just love myself more than I did before I came out and told the world who I am

I’m the same so if you ever loved or liked me before I came out but not after that makes you a bigot and I’m glad I found out before I gave any more of myself to you