TeenHelp - Triggering: "You Can't Change a Life (LGBT Poem)"

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"You Can't Change a Life (LGBT Poem)"

So you hear your daughter crying in her bedroom
You tell her if she just got a boyfriend things will be better soon
She can’t stop producing those tears
Because you can’t accept who she is here

You can’t change a person
You can’t change a life
Even when you know they don’t deserve it
Just remember the darkness won’t leave without putting up a fight
Next time your friends see you pull out the knife
Just remind them they can help, but they can’t change your life

So your son was born a girl
But he’ll do whatever he can to prove he still belongs in this world
And your son turned out to be your daughter
Don’t give up just because your child won’t be a father

You can’t change a person
You can’t change a life
Even when you know they don’t deserve it
Just remember the darkness won’t leave without putting up a fight
Next time your friends see you pull out the knife
Just remind them they can help, but they can’t change your life

So your child likes both men and woman
But don’t keep them from having a friend
You know he’s been in love with a man
But that doesn’t mean he can’t do the things that you can

You can’t change a person
You can’t change a life
Even when you know they don’t deserve it
Just remember the darkness won’t leave without putting up a fight
Next time your friends see you pull out the knife
Just remind them they can help, but they can’t change your life

A bruise fades away
But the words always stay
Who we are is not a sin
Our only goal is to let love win
Nobody’s perfect
But we are all worth it

You can’t change a person
You can’t change a life
Even when you know they don’t deserve it
Just remember the darkness won’t leave without putting up a fight
Next time your friends see you pull out the knife
Just remind them they can help, but they can’t change your life