Why Not Me Poem

So I know it has been an incredibly long time since I kept up with this blog but I am back and am planning on keeping up with everything a little better. For now I am posting a poem that I wrote.

Why Not Me?

What makes me any different,

From the man you want her to be with?

Look past my breasts,

Look past the fact that I don’t have

Something between my legs,

And tell me what makes him better

Than me?

Did he love her any more

Then I do?

No, impossible.

I love her with everything

I have between my ribs.

I would do anything

For her, can’t you see that?

So why not me?

I am going to college

And getting a degree;

I’m going to be a teacher!

And I know what you’re thinking

Teachers hardly make a living

But I will!

And I will make sure

She never wants for anything.

So again I ask you,

Why not me?

I make your daughter smile

And I make her laugh.

I make her feel loved

And safe.

I won’t take her for granted

I promise you that.

Now again I must ask

Why not me?

I am intelligent.

I can hold a conversation

About anything on my own.

I am kind to others

Because I think kindness

Is important.

I would never be disrespectful

To anyone.

So please, please tell me,

Why not me?

I love your daughter

More than I can put into words.

There will never be a day

In her life

That she doubts that.

She will always feel wanted

And always feel cared for

Isn’t that something

Any parent would want

For their child?

So forgive me for asking

But, why not me?

You should feel proud

To have such an incredible

Daughter,

Whom gives so much and

Wants so little

Except for your approval.

And all I want is to

Share in her incredible life.

So at the sake of sounding

Redundant, I ask you

Why not me?

If you looked beyond

My gender

And beyond the fact

That she is in a relationship

With another woman.

You would see nothing

But happiness and love.

If you looked beyond the

Labels lesbian and bi-sexual

I would not have to ask you

Why not me.