My belief

I felt them staring
Filled with hatred and accusation
Penetrating eyes upon every step
Gusts of hate and lies swirling
Yet I raised my head up high
Refusing to shy away
For why should I be scared and ashamed?
Why should I back down?
I am who I wish to be
I believe in what is right to me
I do no harm to others
For if I do it will return threefold
I respect the rules I abide to

Why won't they let me be?
Why do they hate me so?
Why do they yell, "Witch! Witch!" at me?
When they do not even know who I am
I am who I am
I am who I wish to be
I am one with my own beliefs and faith
So why do they judge me so?
Is it because of what I believe in?
Is it because I am too different?
Or is it because they fear me
I do not know
But I do know that I am not in wrong
I cannot be what you wish me to be
I cannot lie to myself anymore

Dimly I felt a sharp pain on my back
And another stinging my head
I felt a ragged line crisscrossing my forehead
Yet I stood where I was
I refuse to bend to their will
As the pain increased
My senses numbed
Dimly I heard harsh yells and insults
Crude words that spewed from their mouths
I bit back my tears
I steeled my heart
My mind screamed in pain and anger
Why are they doing this to me?
Can they not see I am just who they are?
I am a human, I seek enlightenment
I am a person wishing for inner peace
As I stood there immobile
I looked dazedly at them
I heard a cry praying for them to stop
And my heart soared slightly
Could that be a person who is willing to understand?
Could that person realize my beliefs?
I tried to cry out in joy
I tried to talk
But even as I tried
I knew I can not do so
I knew even before darkness claimed me
But I succumbed in it
My heart in peace