Twisted Carcass

Withered Tudor queen, Elizabeth I, in a decaying throne room, bathed in cold light from a high window.

How long can a heart survive behind stone, unseen and unloved?

I languished within my bereft fortress,
with a twisted carcass and withered heart.
Forever majestic and virtuous;
the sun turned its gaze from my glacial face.

Feeble men lingered within the Tower,
with perverted desires and poisoned words.
Forever misunderstood and denied;
my heart hardened to their depraved glories.

Toadies whispered magic into my ears,
while intrigue and plots travelled from abroad.
Forever indecisive and disguised;
ambitious men conspired to depose.

—H, still ruling from ruin

Lyric Poem

Isolation & Loneliness

LGBT Identity

A man covers his face in anguish as blades float toward him; two shadowy figures watch through a barred window

Abnormality Agony

A searing prose poem about the agony of being labelled, studied and misunderstood. A cry for intimacy, not inquiry, for love over diagnosis.

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A boy with bound hands kneels alone beneath a red moon, while distant figures dance along the shoreline.

Bound in Darkness

A blood-stained sonnet of abuse and survival, told beneath the Celtic moon. A cry from the dark, where no one listened, not even God.

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A solemn man stands in a gothic ruin beside scattered letters as ravens circle under a full moon

A free verse poem about the courage it takes to speak, and the loneliness when that courage falters. As voices shout and shame, one soul wonders what it would take to finally stand, speak, and survive.

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A solemn man wearing a rainbow badge stands in the ruins of a gothic cathedral, as ravens circle beneath a moonlit sky

Denied the Queer

A lyrical battle cry from centuries of gay oppression. Through violence, exile and shame, this poem stands tall — a tribute to those who were denied and those who still rise in colour and truth.

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Two men embrace tenderly in warm light as a tiger watches beside them with calm strength

Conquered by His Fierce and Tender Love

A lyric poem exploring the beautiful duality of gay love - fierce and gentle, healing and erotic. In his arms, the speaker finds not just desire, but salvation.

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A pale, androgynous figure with hollow eyes stands in a dark, gothic forest while a shadowy snake coils behind them. In the distance, a masked silhouette emerges from the mist, evoking themes of betrayal and haunting identity. The image is painted in muted tones of black, gray, and brown.

Heterovert

You wore my mask and whispered my pain as yours. But I knew. Even behind your smile, I smelled the rot of erasure. Your queer was my gag—But I sang anyway. I flew anyway. I remained whole.

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A kneeling young man in a dark ruined corridor, with candles and a rocking horse at his feet, watches a shadowy figure walk away

Big Daddy

A heart-wrenching lyric poem about father loss, neglect and the quiet devastation that followed. Through strangers and shadows, one boy tried to replace the love he never received — and never forgot.

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A shadowy figure looms over a child's empty bed on Christmas Eve, with a faintly glowing tree in the corner

The Night Everything Broke

A quiet, devastating lyric poem about a boy witnessing the moment his family began to fall apart. Christmas Eve brings not comfort, but the first tremor of lifelong grief.

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A chained man leans into a horned figure cloaked in darkness by a stormy sea

Perverse Satisfaction in Pain

A lover’s betrayal becomes a quiet addiction, where kisses steal dreams and love wears chains. A confessional poem of desire, regret and pain disguised as intimacy.

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