Am I human?

Words pierce me like bullets shot at close range,
Does difference make you fear me so much?
I am human.

Why do you treat me differently,
Manipulate, coerce, conceal me...
I am human.

I've travelled many miles, hoping to be accepted,
If there is chance my life can get better, my survival wasn't a waste...
I am human.

Please, you people say you live only once,
Take a step in my shoes,
This one life you could be living in hell,
But you wouldn't know,

You are human? yes?
I am human too...