the edge is not who i am, it is just a label, a single word in the english language that describes me. i didn't become the edge, the edge is not a fad or lifestyle in vogue this week. i do not drink, i do not do drugs and i do not participate in promiscuous sex . . . ever. these are things i believe, and i believed them before i heard the words "straight edge" but in those two words, i found others like me. i found that i wasn't different or weird, i found hope and compassion, understanding and most of all acceptance, in a world rot with popularity contests and beauty pageants, i found people like me who understand what i feel. when those things that i did made me stand out, the edge stood behind me. i watched those i loved drink away their problems, watched friends die in car accidents, and at parties drank cause "that's what you were supposed to do" and it all never made sense to me. everyday i fight the battle, inside me rages the war of good versus evil, and i pause here to justify why . . . before the words were spoken, we existed, after no one remembers what they mean, we shall still be here, people who share a unique belief, unique people who really believe. i feel like a part of something bigger than me, i feel like when i am completely alone, the edge is what keeps me safe. -- you know who
I liked it, it actually gave me, for the first time, a positive outlook on the straight edge trend. It makes sense now, because personally I dont believe in random sex, NOR consuming alcohol. This is a personal decision, and I dont which to inflluence others (I get high everyday from weed), but itd be interesting to hang out with some straight edge people. I wonder if most of them ONLY hang out with straight edge kids, thatd be kind of .....prejudice.
