still me.

so long
did i spend in the darkness
that it seeped into me
spreading through my blood
and saturating my bones
with the pessimistic
brooding
angry feelings
that come from the fear
of who i am 
and how i feel
and how
i might not be seen as "right"
because my whole
is your broken
because my perfectly flawed
is your shameful and disgusting
because me
standing up
and speaking through my fear
that you will hate me
and tell me i'm wrong
is something
i have decided to do
because i can't
live in the dark anymore
my world is not gray and boring
its full and bursting with colors
and dreams
and hope
but i need the light
for you to see them
to see
that even though im different
im still human
and i'm still me.