The Despised One

THE DESPISED ONE

“Once you start changing 

a name, you see, there's 

no reason ever to stop. 

One always hears one 

that sounds better.” 

― Evelyn Waugh, 

The Loved One

I dilly-dallied here & there—

Miss This and Miss That

And of course Miss Thing

I tried to be nice and—

Get along with everybody

Whether fags or str8ts

But after awhile though—

My dears, I simply had

To finally give it up

No matter how much—

I tried to be liked and

Loved like the Loved One

It just didn’t pan out—

I found myself labeled 

“The Despised One”