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bethany rose castle

"Every secret of a writer's soul, every experience of his life, every quality of his mind, is written large in his works" - Virginia Woolf

just a queer teen trying to navigate her way through the world with words

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Gender Equality - Speech

This speech was originally performed on the 6th of March, 2020 for the Lion's Youth of The Year Competition. "I am unapologetic and...

Love Me for Who I Am, Not Who I Could Be

Love me for who I am, not who I could be. Don't love me for the stretch marks I do or don't have, but love me for the smiles that I hide....

The Astronaut

Floating in space, soaring through the universe in my rocket ship Once I was an astronaut, now I'm trying to stay grounded, get a grip....

Refuge

Hold me in your arms Sing me those sweet lullabies That I never heard Keep me close to you Whisper love I never had Please make me feel...

Young Flower

Come to me, young flower Withered and torn I know how you feel You wish you were never born Sometimes the sun doesn't shine Sometimes the...

I am a Lion

I have lived one hundred years as a lion, but not one day as a sheep. I have swallowed my fears and lived through ambush; I have been to...

Slave

She was looking right at you, yet she wasn’t quite there. Her eyes didn’t spark the same way they usually did; they looked fearful,...

I am the sea.

Sometimes, it is hard for me to tread water. Underneath my skin, is a soul that is so wretched, a soul that cannot swim in the seas of...

Serenity.

The grass brushes lightly against bare skin, the slight breeze making each hair stand on its end. The serenity is somewhat overwhelming,...

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