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When I was little I used to believe in the boogie man I used to be so afraid of just people's descriptions of him that whenever I saw anything move in my room I would snuggle up so tight and close my eyes with all my might When I was a little bit older and I first watched the nightmare on elms street I used to be afraid to go to sleep because Freddie could attack me in my dreams Now I am an adult and things like that don't really make me afraid anymore But in my adult world there is still monsters There are the kind that could follow me home and rape me , kill me and then next thing you know I'm on the six o'clock news missing And the creeps that attempt to slip pills in my drink to make me forget about what he did These are the type that should be labeled monsters What really bothers me though is that a harmless guy who made a mistake could be victimized and ostracized just because he has AIDS. All I have to say is that It makes me really afraid That society deems him unworthy of anyones company It's hard for me to comprehend how despite His face. regardless of the race. Or the clean slate. He can be considered a monster and labeled stay away. When there are predators on the streets everyday in which I have no diagnosis to go by Glaring me down with their sly looking eyes Yet were preoccupied with the ones who are completely honest about their situation To even shake his hand we have to have gloves and proper anti bacterial ointment You label him a monster but all I want to do is give this man a hug ungloved. Because he's not like any of the monsters I know or have heard of.
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