Fainting Goat

Teenage Years

Some of the best

And the worst

Years of your life

Or so I hear

Some of the hardest

And most rewarding

Or so I hear

My teenage years have been a doozy

I’ve had massive

Growing up when I was younger, I was raised in a very homophobic, transphobic family. I was taught that being anywhere on the LGBTQ spectrum was evil and would send you to hell.

How ironic is it

That you don’t see this comin’

That you won’t be able

To wrap your head around this

But I don’t want

To speak

To see

To hear you anymore

And how ironic is it

A million voices
Flood my head
Their vile words
Echoing

A million voices
Condemn my actions
Telling me
I’m not enough

A million voices
Repeat their words
Their words which
Cut so deep

Nature loves me 

I love nature too except

When I step in poo

This year feels … 

different. 

Like there’s anticipation 

hanging in the air. 

This year feels … 

scary. 

Like there’s so much 

uncertainty