Four Years

I'm scared.

I can't believe we're here

Again.

I can't believe this is reality

Again.

Four years

They say.

It's only four years.

But it's four years

Of a living hell for me.

They laugh

And make jokes

Trying to fight 

The next wave of tears.

I try to join in

And then I hear

Some of my classmates cheer.

They're happy

I realize.

They want this.

Even some of my friends

Don't understand why I

Randomly break down into tears.

They rub my back and say

It's okay.

But I know the truth.

It's not okay.

It won't be okay for

At least four more years.

And in those four years

Who knows what will happen

In those four years.

Will I lose my rights?

Will I have to hide

Who I am?

Will I have to pretend

That I'm not queer?

It's just four years.

Four years of living hell.

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