Today, I Am Not Ashamed
A Message to My-Self
I was ashamed when I asked questions
I was ashamed at the market
I was ashamed at the school
I was ashamed at my job interview
I was ashamed by my peers
I was ashamed by their parents
I was ashamed by my friends
I was ashamed by everyone
I was ashamed every time whenever I speak
Do you know why? Because I was different, not like them
Life goes by; I found a friend who understands me without uttering the word
It was my dog who loved me unconditionally
Life has changed from that day
I don’t care, who don’t care
This attitude took me away
I started to sway
Now, people call my name
I still speak the same
But everyone understands without being ashamed
What changed? They don’t know
But I changed that. I know
Life goes on. Here I am, and I will continue
Till I will depart from the earth
To where everyone is the same
No one has a name
