STORY STARTER
"Everybody wants to judge, but nobody wants to listen."
Write about a character who is going through a typically stigmatised situation. As an added challenge, try to write from the perspective of the opposite gender to yourself.
Fiancé
I have a dark secret, one I have pushed down deep inside my soul.
I want to feel pretty but I have to stay in control.
I put on my makeup, and I fasten the wig, my girlfriends red lace, ready for the disgrace.
I pose for the selfies and I feel ashamed.
but I’m pretty, I’m beautiful, I’m in my own lane.
If she ever finds out I’m sure she will leave
if my family finds out they will heave.
I cover it up, I keep it a secret,
I’m a man and that’s how I should keep it.
* I tried my best but this is based on my fiancé who has struggled with his sexuality.