A World So Cold

A World So Cold What is this place we live in? This, a place where once you saw a friend, now stands an enemy. This, a place who's lifeblood is pain, lies, and deception. This, a place where honesty and decency are oh too rare. This place, a world so cold. What is this that I feel? This, the suffering of a people, ridiculed, hated and prosecuted. This, the sting of betrayal from a brother turning his back due to what I am. This, the pain of being different, hated in a so called "diverse society". This feeling, a world so cold. What is this that I see? This, the destruction of a mans life, just because he wasn't the same color. This, the brutal beating of a person because they weren't straight. This, the genocide of a people due to their religious beliefs. This, the sight of a world so cold. Why do I suffer so? I suffer for faith in humanity as a whole, that we can live in peace. I suffer for a day that I can be openly me without fear of discrimination. I suffer for the generation of tomorrow, so that they may live better than I. I suffer for this world, a world so cold. What do I say? This, that I am proud of who and what I am. This, that I would stand up for my friends, my beliefs, and my life. This, that I shall not break when you call me "***", "furvert" or the likes, This, that I fight to save a world so cold.