“Faggot!” They would yell.
Punch and kick me till I fell.
Because the field wasn’t my stage,
I chose theater and the page.
“Dork!” Or even “Nerd!”
‘Cause I wasn’t in the herd.
I escaped to the arcade,
Didn’t like the games they played.
The ladies called me “Nice guy.”
Then wouldn’t give me a try.
Why prefer a liar and cheat,
Over the sensitive and sweet?
Lucky enough to now be “Boss.”
My people are more than labor cost.
I need for them to trust their leader,
Some supervisors are a deceiver.
And now a princess calls me ”Dad.”
It’s the best label I’ve ever had.
In most cases it’s a shame,
Called out by labels, not our name.
-Clint DeCamp
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