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Too young to know

June 12, 2016
By CoralK. BRONZE, Spokane, Washington
CoralK. BRONZE, Spokane, Washington
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A child will grow

and soon come to know

What is sexuality

Some say it's an oddity

A child will say they are straight or gay

Some say they are to young to know 

Who they like or who they can show

affection to

 

Gay, Bisexual, Pansexual-

Lesbian, Asexual, Queer;

I swear, every time I hear

A child say they are-

one of these, every adult responds:

"You're too young to know"

Why does it matter their age?

You never hear someone say

to their kid who thinks they're straight:

You're too young to know

 

Most people discover

Who they adore

When they are young

Most kids are questioning

as teens, so why are we so discouraging?

Every person has a right

to stand where they might-

even if no one agrees

just let your ears hear their pleas!

A child might be young,

but they know better than anyone

who they love.


The author's comments:

I really just hope that when people read this poem, they will realize the injustices still delt toward all sexualities besides heterosexual. No one ever thinks about how it must be to hear someone say to them that they are too young to know what their sexuality is. It is honestly terrible to sit their and have your parents say to you, "how would you know? You're too young" It just breaks my heart that no one ever does that sort of thing to their kids who realize they are straight, it just doesn't make sense to me.


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