just a phase

as a kid i was told that women love men and men love women and that. But as i grew i began to realise there was more to the lies that people around me had been telling me, girls like girls and boys like boys and sometimes both. But when i mentioned this to my parents they'd say its just a phase. so i grew up to think this way. im bisexual what are you staring at, is it because im not the norm or because i like both genders. But unlike you I've had to cry,die scrape my way out of the closet and then i'd have to continue with the endless beatings and name calling but still you, make it harder by saying its just a phase. it is not a choice, it just happens and its out of our reach. so when i come out to you i hope you dont judge and ridicule me as my peers did before me, because i am just like you i have as much love to give as you. when i came out a school, my Councillor said its just a phase. but how can you put that against my sexuality. im trapped,imprisoned,lying,dying,starving,craving acceptance and still i cant tell my friends because i feel i know all i will hear is its just a phase