Ciara Lilly
Ciara Lilly is a senior at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. She is pursuing a degree in English, with a minor in Journalism. The North Carolina native has always had a passion for writing and is determined to have her voice heard.
She can be contacted at Editor@glossmagazineonline.com
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At the tip of the world’s fingers
Lies hatred
And the world will always point its fingers at us
Last night we made love
On a bed of indecision
Author Note: This poem represents the struggle of same-sex couples in America. It aims to capture how life can make us run so far from ourselves, in search of a more socially acceptable Self, and how this act of running only defeats our purpose for living.