Left wandering what is right

A couple of months ago while in New Orleans for Christmas I was inspired to write a poem addressing the issue of teen suicide as it relates to sexual orientation. That it happens at all is heartbreaking.

My poem follows:

How many more teenagers have to die
In hopes that they can fabricate your lie
How much more suicide must there be
Before society says o.k. let’s set them free

Will you stop teaching intolerance and hate
Or will death continue to be their fate

You judge and pull from the bible what works for you
But have you really studied the bible all the way through
You call yourself Christian but that can not be
Your hate and judging will never let that be

He who is without sin cast the first stone
You stand there with your rock all alone
My how wonderful it must be
For perfect like Jesus are ye

But it’s a choice, it’s a choice you proclaim
Give me a minute I’ll prove to you that’s lame

When did you get to make your choice
Do you remember the day
Who gave you the choice and what was their vocation
Did it come in grade school while on summer vacation
Was it your preacher, your Sunday school teacher
Your doctor, your mother, dad, sister or brother
Was it your lawyer or rabbi, captain Kirk or the jedi
Was it old saint nick, aunt Mary or uncle Rick
Could it have been peter pan or dumbo
Or did it come to you as you ate a bowl of gumbo
Or did your choice come to you in a dream
As a strawberry sundae
Topped with whipped cream
Or was your choice in your inbox and at first you thought it was spam
Or was it over the Easter Sunday ham
How difficult of a choice was it for you
Did it take long hours, many days of pain and suffering
Did you contemplate suicide over and over again
That must not have been easy because death by your own hand meant going to hell
OH Well?
How difficult of a decision was it for you
Was it based on what others would think you should do
I’m really curious to know
Just how did your whole choice process go
When did you have to make your choice
Do you remember the day
You chose to be straight instead of gay?