My Name Tag Says...
“Hello, my name is bisexual”. “What’s your name”?
Annoying name tags!
Who do I wear this name tag for?
When throughout the day can I just snatch it off?
Never because it’s tattooed to the right side of my chest.
the way I choose my life to be isn’t the best,
Some say it’s a “sin”!
Some say it’s “selfish”!
Some say it’s “super-fresh”!
Either way I can look forward to some good rest tonight.
How about you?
“Don’t like the same sex,
You’re going to be marked by this the for remainder of your life…
Wait, what’s bisexual again”?
Why must I specify, what I do in my private time?
Do you know what that word means?
Cause I don’t know anymore.
“I’m tired of people not saying what they really are”!
Excuse me for keeping the conversation on the “up and up”.
As I said before, my sexuality only makes up 5% of my personality.
Did you know that I was a good person?
A law abiding citizen,
I don’t do drugs,
And I try never to hurt anyone unless I absolutely have to...
Okay, I sound like the average serial killer.
But how many half-a *** mass murderers do you know?
I’m trying to be polite,
But it has never been that black & white!
A label,
Enabling you to feel better about being around me.
It helps you tolerate me and my sexuality,
Why 4, I’m not fornicating with you!
So what I’m unsure, (I use condoms and dental dam.)
This country has done nothing for me to yield to such rules.
You can’t even serve in the armed forces, without looking over your shoulders.
So what are you really saying to me?
Nothing!
Our land we love, don’t we?
Paying “F.I.C.A” is as patriotic as your going to get me to be.
Hell I’m paying for the labeling,
So you can feel comfortable.
I’m a human.
When has that ever been just black & white?
Copyright © Tanine Graham | Year Posted 2008
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