“OMG, no homo, that would be sooooo gay.”
when did this become okay?
Gay is happy, a family of rainbow
why did our sexuality become a no no?
I’m gay, not to be stereotype
or be your “best gay shopping friend for life”.
I’m a lesbian, butch or femme, whatever rings true
not here to entertain your fantasies of sexual rendezvous.
I’m a bisexual, not fan fiction smut,
liking both doesn’t make me a slut.
I'm transgender, my gender is not gauged by looking up or down,
do not ignore asking me for my pronouns.
I’m pansexual, to me your gender is not essential,
my sexuality is not a kitchen ut
Love
Love comes in so many forms,
growing and changing swiftly with the ages.
A mama recording her sons first walk to her husband over seas with a shaky camera.
"It's only a storm," the big brother says to his sister whiles he takes out the instant hot chocolate.
A teenager opening her slammed door, ready to admit to her parents she doesn't hate them.
On a worn blanket, a college kid handing his boyfriend a rose, hoping it will be enough.
Girls squealing as they throw their diplomas up into air and go out into the real world together.
A father proudly patting his wife's baby bump, a first miracle.
A women kissing her father goodbye as
He holds her,
maybe he is ready
to talk about love.
He takes a breath.
She takes a breath.
She is not ready for love,
her heart is cold;
left from a frozen wasteland of a childhood,
she can not receive his love.
He takes another breath,
maybe its not the right time,
He noticed she was upset,
the scars on her arms left a trail
to her heart.
He is unsure.
She is unsure.
Maybe love is possible,
a hug can go a long way in life
thawing ones insides.
Chewing the half moons of his fingers.
Chewing the half ways of her fingers.
He sighs, ready to take the big step,
lightly taps her on the shoulder;
he is now ready he thinks.
He opens his mout