Miranda Talavera Béjar, Grade 12
UWC Robert Bosch

Why is it illegal for me to love?
as if I not just as human
as if I don’t feel just as strongly

Why are we so scared
of a word?
Why are we so scared
of fingers pointing
Why are we so scared to name ourselves?
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What is not named does not exist
I name myself
lesbian

Citation
​https://daily.jstor.org/how-now-started-standing-up-for-lesbians/