Hurting Poem by Teens

Mom Won't Accept Gay Child

I wrote this poem one day after me and my mom got into a really big fight, and she began to bring things up. My mother doesn't like the fact that I'm gay. She kicked me out when she found out. I really wish she could see how much she is hurting me. We used to be really close. Now we hardly talk.

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Dear Mom

Published by Family Friend Poems June 2012 with permission of the Author.

This pain I feel inside I can no longer hide.
Because of you, I just wanna die.
You told me you would always be here and never let me fall.
Why did you lie?
You denied me just because I was who I wanted to be.
I couldn't be happy.
I felt like nothing.
Remember when you said you wished I was dead?
I still keep that memory in my head.
You put me out on the streets with nothing.
You caused so much hate in me.
I'm not the person I used to be.
You changed me.
You turned the family against me.
I wish you could see how much I'm suffering,
how much I feel lonely.
I wish I could be somebody important to you,
but I know that wish would never come true.

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by Jessica Henry
12 years ago

I used to always feel that way when if first came out to my mom about me being bisexual. She disregarded how I felt and she wouldn't listen to me when I tried having girlfriends. She denied me any affection. luckily I didn't get kicked out, but that's one of the reasons why I'm in a residential now and have been in and out of treatment since January 3 2011. I just hope that you can continue to write and be able to express your feelings through poetry. I know how much it helps because I write poetry myself.

by Kadisha Alexander
8 years ago

Hey Jessica. I understand that it must be hard having to deal with a mother who doesn’t understand how you feel. It is so unfortunate that LGBT people face these kinds of hardships. I can't promise it will get better, but I would say to continue being strong and I am here for you.