Stop and...

Alex Del Castillo
English II- 4th Block
Ms. McKoy
09 October 2013

Stop and...

I’m walking wonderfully on the beach
    With my dear lover at hand
While I see people stop…  Stop and stand.
Stand to point
    And…
Stand to laugh.
I feel ashamed…
But why?
Why should I?
Should I hide who I am?

No.

People say it’s a choice
But in reality it’s not.
It’s like being determined if you’re a lefty at hand.
Blacks went through something similar and
Now they can get married to whomever they please
So why can’t we get married with ease?
I stare far out to the seas
and listen to the soothing, sociable, splash of waves 
and realize HEY 
you see what I see
a beautiful world we share
where we can all just stop...  stop and stare...
 stare at the beauty
not…
at the differences in each other.
I turn to the people
they turn to me
and I say…
Why not just let us be?
Marriage is about love
not hate.
so why not just appreciate?
Hate, hate, hate!
That’s all we get.
Most of us would change I bet
but alas we can not
for it is not a choice nor option
 But hey! We can provide adoption!
Many things could come from giving us rights
So put us to equivalent heights!
All these doors could be open
if you could give us back what was stolen…
Love is like the ocean we see
so please just let us be.
Now we all stop… stop and see…

See the ocean… that’s as free as can be.