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Poetry On Odyssey: Who Are You

You are supplying the sticks and throwing the stones

Ciara Gazaway

Dec 26, 2017

UNC Greensboro LGBTQ+ at Odyssey

Jerry Kiesewetter

Who are you to say that Jesus doesn't love me

Just because I'd rather kiss girls instead of boys

Who are you to say that all lives matter

When your white brothers and sisters and parents and grandparents and cousins and aunts and uncles and friends and lovers are not being taken night after night with no justice

Who are you to decide whether scared individuals who are seeking refuge in our country are all dangerous

Who are you to judge a person's life when you've never stepped in their shoes or walked on their road

You are supplying the sticks and throwing the stones

Who are you to say that millennials are the problem

When we just want to fight so our children and grandchildren will be able to breathe clean air and have a better education and be treated equally no matter what

Who are you to say that my tattoos make me ugly

When your personality does that to you all on its own

Who are you to stay silent

Don't you know being neutral in arguments of oppression puts you on the side of the oppressor

Who are you to say that I can just get over it

My mental illness is not a common cold. I can't take medicine and be all better. I am not sniffling and coughing. I am suffocating on my thoughts. They want me to drown so you tell me to breathe but I am underwater.

Who are you to say that my scars make me ugly

My scars outline my past and they are the tracks that I almost fell off of but didn't. They remind me where I've been and remind me why I'm here. My scars are beautiful.

Who are to say that you and I are equal

When I have to work harder but still end up making less money

Who are you to judge me based on how I look

My weight does not define my worth and I am perfect regardless of what the scale says

Who are you to prematurely deny my entrance into heaven

When all sin is equal and your judgment will soon turn against you

Who are you to deny equal rights

It's not cake. More rights for someone else does not equal less rights for you.

Who are you to criticize my love

When it's just love and love is love is love is love

Who are you to correlate skin color with personality or character

Pigment is pigment and you should look in the mirror before you judge a book by its cover

Who are you to mock the working class when my parents gave me everything even though they had nothing and here I am in college proving everyone wrong

Who are you to say that I, or anyone, can't do anything we set our minds to

Who are you to stop our dreams

Who are you? Are you ashamed or guilty?

Who are you?

Are you afraid? Afraid someone might ask who you are?

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The Best Lines from the Fab Four

And in the end, the love you take is equal to the love you make

The sun is up, the sky is blue, it's beautiful and so are you

Love is old, love is new, love is all, love is you

There's nowhere you can be that isn't where you're meant to be

Life is very short, and there's no time for fussing and fighting, my friend

He say, "I know you, you know me", One thing I can tell you is you got to be free

Oh please, say to me, You'll let me be your man. And please say to me, You'll let me hold your hand

It was twenty years ago today, Sgt. Pepper taught the band to play. They've been going in and out of style, but they're guaranteed to raise a smile

Living is easy with eyes closed, misunderstanding all you see

Can you hear me? When it rains and shine, it's just a state of mind

Little darling, it's been long cold lonely winter. Little darling, it feels like years since it' s been here. Here comes the sun, Here comes the sun, and I say it's alright

We danced through the night and we held each other tight, and before too long I fell in love with her. Now, I'll never dance with another when I saw her standing there

I love you, I love you, I love you, that's all I want to say

You say you want a revolution. Well you know, we all want to change the world

All the lonely people, where do they all come from. All the lonely people, where do they all belong

Oh, I get by with a little help from my friends

Hey Jude, don't make it bad. Take a sad song and make it better

Yesterday, all my troubles seemed so far away. Now it looks as though they're here to stay. Oh, I believe in yesterday

And when the brokenhearted people, living in the world agree, there will be an answer, let it be.

And anytime you feel the pain, Hey Jude, refrain. Don't carry the world upon your shoulders

I'll give you all I got to give if you say you'll love me too. I may not have a lot to give but what I got I'll give to you. I don't care too much for money. Money can't buy me love

All you need is love, love is all you need

Whisper words of wisdom, let it be

Blackbird singing in the dead of night, Take these broken wings and learn to fly. All your life, You were only waiting for this moment to arise

Though I know I'll never lose affection, for people and things that went before. I know I'll often stop and think about them. In my life, I love you more

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There have been many lessons learned.

1. The importance of traditions.

2. How to be thankful for family and friends.

3. How to give back.

4. What the word "community" really means.

5. That it isn't about the destination, but the journey.

6. The consequences of making bad choices.

7. To trust people, until you have a reason not to.

8. To be welcoming and accepting of everyone.

9. How to be my own, individual person.

10. How to work for what I want.

11. How to be great at giving directions.

12. How to be humble.

13. To be well-rounded.

14. How to be great at conflict resolution.

15. The beauty of getting outside and exploring.

16. To be prepared for anything.

17. That you don't always have to do it alone.

18. How to be creative.

19. To brush off gossip.

I have never been so thankful to know you.

Dealing with the inevitable realities of college life.

Don't freak out

Email the professor

Attend the first class

Keep attending class

Have a backup plan

Remember that everything works out at the end

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