Being Gay

Being Gay is scary & exciting,
Terrifying & scintillating.
Simultaneously blessed & cursed.

On the edge,
In between,
A mix of the races.
Neither man or woman,
Or both at the same time.

Outsiders, different,
Shunned, misunderstood,
Disrespected.

At best, a novelty.
A wonder, a freak-show,
A great mystery to be marveled,
But not understood.

A tribe, a pack,
Fighting amongst ourselves.
Our human weaknesses & strengths
Amplified a hundredfold.

Helpless & strong,
Powerful & weak.

Strangers grappling in the night,
Looking for normality, release,
Enlightenment.

Being Gay is being led by
Your body & your mind.
Torn,
Following two opposite directions.
Driven mad trying to strike a balance.

Sex, love & relationships.
The chosen, or damned,
Are so few.
A thousandfold challenge.

Gay, the worst and best in life.