LGBT Identity

These poems speak the quiet truths of gay identity, carved in secrecy, resilience and revelation. They are love letters written in hidden places, defiant breaths in rooms that tried to silence us. In every stanza, a boy becomes himself…again and again.

When selfhood dares to shine beneath shame.

Sparkling Emerald Eyes

your arms, like carved oak, protected me

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Heterovert

your slur—my ceaseless derogation

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Twisted Carcass

perverted desires and poisoned words

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Devils & Monsters

while they squandered their seed

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While the Devil Whispered My Name

I lay in a pillowy green field

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Coming Out Call-Out

probably when I became menstrual

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Conquered by Your Fierce and Tender Love

warm, fragile tears revealed I am loved

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