Les textes gagnants du concours d’écriture du comité AlliéEs

Premier prix: Angeles Martinez (3PMP)

No es solo blanco o negro

En una tierra de diferentes tonos,

con vastos azules, verdes y marrones

para ser quienes somos, no necesitamos razones

Como el sol amarillo o como la luna blancos,

solo por ser como somos, a veces hay solo lamentos

Como las lavandas moradas o como una flor obsidiana

siempre hay coraje, esperanza y muchas manos alzadas

Dicen blanco o negro,

Dicen gris o azul,

el juicio nos nubla y no vemos la luz

Pero el sol siempre sale y todos estaremos ahí,

donde nosotros creamos el arcoíris, el que siempre quisimos aquí.

VERSION FRANÇAISE

Ce n’est pas seulement noir ou blanc

Dans un pays de nuances différentes,

Avec de vastes bleus, verts et bruns

Pour être qui nous sommes, nous n’avons pas besoin de raisons

Comme le soleil jaune ou comme la lune blanche,

Juste pour être comme nous sommes, parfois il n’y a que des larmes

Comme des lavandes violettes ou comme une fleur d’obsidienne

Il y a toujours du courage, de l’espoir et de nombreuses mains levées

Ils disent noir ou blanc

Ils disent gris ou bleu,

Le jugement nous obscurcit et nous ne voyons pas la lumière

Mais le soleil se lève toujours et nous serons tous là,

Où nous avons créé l’arc-en-ciel, celui que nous avons toujours voulu ici.

Deuxième prix : Ainaheninstoa Antso (2PEI)

I’m the type of person that doesn’t always express my opinions, or more like I have a hard time doing it. I’m always afraid of making mistakes and I get slightly anxious because of that. I used to tell myself I wasn’t good enough, always worried about my grades, not satisfied with anything I did and I didn’t have many friends nor social experience. I didn’t know how to stop myself from having that type of mindset. However, I know that I’m not the only one who has these problems. There are actually some who have it worse than me and need help in this world. I know a lot of people know about this and live with these thoughts. Sometimes, they even think of inflicting pain on themselves just to feel better…

One day, I was watching videos on YouTube and I found a documentary about the backlash the LGBTQ+ Community got and its consequences. This is a topic that absolutely struck me. It was mostly about teens going through hardships at school because they get bullied for their genders and preferences. They had the same thoughts as I used to have, but those thoughts were triggered because of others. It really hurt when I watched it because I realized that so many people, mainly teenagers, had to go through such difficult times, debating whether to stay alive or not, hurting themselves and lowering their self-esteem just because they try to be themselves and enjoy their life to the fullest like others. Not only at school could they feel left out, but at home as well. Sometimes, not all families are as accepting as others are so some people can’t even feel safe and at home anymore.

I don’t understand what’s so bad about people being homosexual, changing their genders and being part of the LGBTQ+ community. Why should we hurt them if they didn’t even do anything to hurt us aside from just breathing and trying to be themselves? Some people say liking the same gender is a sin, but what’s the difference if we keep hurting them? Aren’t we also sinful for hurting them mentally and physically to the point they would try to take their own lives away? I think we need to make a change and have an environment where everyone can feel safe and never have such horrible feelings.

AFTER ALL, WE’RE ALL HUMAN!