Coming out sure was an experience The car was quiet for just a second before the voices blared The demands for explanation The desperate reasonings made in an attempt to convince me otherwise The denial and dagger-like words came immediately. To prove it is not To silence my thoughts To change my truth. Coming out was all in hopes To introduce my love to them To show them what my type of love meant Though of course it didn’t happen The hopes crushed like a childs dream I managed to see the light again. Not the day after or the following week Not the few months I spent just trying to live free. The light only came after years of peace After years of waiting patiently I finally see The light that is welcoming And accepting of me. -J.J Marie