I Bleed

I bleed,
A kaleidoscope of colors,
Joy, mixed with pain,
Anger, mixed with desire,
Passion, mixed with shame

I bleed,
For every tear cried,
By a child, so betrayed
For a woman, so scorned,
For every heart, so torn

I bleed,
For the sins of the father,
Passed on, to the son
At times, I feel the misery of ages,
And so, so alone

I bleed,
For all those lost,
In wars that shouldn't be fought,
For parents whose children are gone,
Their dreams, come to naught

I bleed,
For all the ignorance,
The idiotic bigotry,
We are all truly the same,
But too many are blinded to reality

I bleed,
And I do it every moment I am alive
I do not feel, as many do,
That it is something abnormal,
That I should fear, and should hide

I bleed,
For every thoughtless word,
And every hopeless glance
Everyone has the right to live,
Everyone, deserves a chance

I bleed,
A kaleidoscope of colors,
Each emotion, a different hue
Our only difference is that I admit it,
While you ignore it, and refuse

jlp October 26, 2009