KarMel
Scholarship 2008
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Poem “For
Another Day” By Brittany Kalosza |
Desciption of Submission: “I wrote this during one of those oh-so-close times
that I backed out on coming out to my parents.
I'm the president of my school's Gay-Straight-Alliance and we had a
couple from PFLAG come in and talk about what goes through a parent's mind when
their child comes out and LGBT. They
feel like their dreams for their child are crushed, etc. I've watched people come out and they felt
so wonderful and free and I wanted that so badly. But thinking about what it
would do to my mom had stopped me a few times, and one of those time I decided
to write about it” - Brittany
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Gather my
values, My heart and my
whole, To a pile in the
corner Wrapped in the
gown. The gown set
aside For the day that
ever girl dreams Of, white lace
and flowers, tears Of joy, turned
suddenly now to fear. Silence was
golden, but now is black With the shadows
in which we hide. The door closed,
not slammed, But closed in
our paths, Though the point
is made clear. Shy away from
the light, The warmth of a
friendly face Turned strange. We stand shaken,
and yet Untouched, as we
wonder If pride is
worth the cost Of the surfacing
secrets. We look to the
light. No. My face turns away, Back to the
ground so cold. The cold was
once soothing now. Not now, not
today. I watch as the
others Wander blindly
into the distance, Without me. But there is
hope, for Tomorrow is
another day. But for now, I
will Gather my
values, My heart and my
whole, To a pile in the
corner And save them
for another day. |