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When I knew

Lady Gaga was my elder sister

born on the same day as me,

I went through her playlist again,

listened to Poker Face

ogled my joker face

in front of the mirror,

then when I heard Bad Romance

I remembered the good romance,

the hidden glance,

the silent chance

I never took in advance.

When I felt low,

gloomy and upset,

when I regretted not taking a chance,

I forgot it all,

played Just Dance

shook my body in a trance,

like a farmer shaking an apple tree,

till something fell on me

oh sweet gravity

I pump myself in

low tides,

low hopes,

lonely nights,

when shadows rise

and dim the lights,

I thought of ending my life,

cut by the world’s quiet knife.

I cried,

face covered with a blanket tight,

then played Million Reasons at night,

and let my heart take flight,

like opening a cage

packed with pigeons in fright.

Today is my birthday,

like always, I will try

to spread a smile,

no matter how or why,

won’t let my innocence die,

won’t let it be snatched away

I don’t even know what to say……

I was born this way.