What it feels like to be different in 2021

I have been told that I am different, and that its my fault.

The difference in me, they say, is a fundemental flaw, they tell me that it should cause me shame.

It isn't easy to see what makes me differnt, not on the outside. Not if I am careful.

My words are guarded, I know that I am not safe to speak from my heart.

Fear guides my actions, because I have seen so many others like me treated so unfairly.

I don't feel safe, not at work, not for my children.

I am not different by choice, it is a part of who I am.

I feel misunderstood, ignored, like my voice is worthless.

Sometimes people treat me like I am less than human.

When people find out that I am diffeent, they stop listening, and it hurts.

Sometimes hurt, looks a lot like anger.

I am not that much different, I am still a human.

I am not a monster.

I am just a Trump supporter.