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• GAY POETRY@GAYPOETRY101ASKS & SUBMISSNS OPENASK ME ANYTHGFOLLOWPOSTSGAYPOETRY101FOLLOWA LTLE PIECE OF MY HEART BROKE TODAY BEE I FOT TO FOLLOW MY OWN LE: NEVER, EVER, EVER, GET YOUR HOP UP#GAY#GAYPOET#JT GAY THGS#GAY PRI#GAY TUMBLR#GAYLOVE#GAY CULTURE#CSH CULTURE#CSH#CSH#UNREQUED CSH#CSHREGAYPOETRY101FOLLOWME, REALIZG THAT I FELY HAVE A CSH ON THE GUY NEXT TO ME ON THE THIRD FUCKG DAY OF SCHOOL AND KNOWG WILL TAKE ALL SEMTER TO GET OVER#GAY#GAYCSH#JT GAY THGS#GAY CULTURE#GAYCULTURE#GAYMAN#GAY PRI#GAYLOVE#GAY TUMBLR#GAYGUY#CSH#CSH QUOT#UNREQUED CSH#CSH#ONE SID CSH#CSHREGAYPOETRY101FOLLOWI MISS NOT BEG ABLE TO STOP THKG ABOUT YOUI MISS GETTG A TEXT AND HOPG ’S OM YOUI MISS BEG PATHETILLY FATUATED WH YOUI MISS HAVG SOMEONE TO THK ABOUT,BEE SOMETIM ’S BETTER TO BE CSHED BY A CSH THAN FEEL NOTHG AT ALL#GAY#GAYPOETRY#GAYPOEM#GAYPOET#GAY PRI#JT GAY THGS#GAY TUMBLR#GAYLOVE#GAY CULTURE#GAYMAN#GAYLIFE#POEMS ON TUMBLR#MY POEM#SHORT POEM#LOVE POEM#SAD POEM#POETRY#POETS ON TUMBLR#LOVE#CSH#CSH CULTURE#CSH QUOT#UNREQUED CSH#BOY CSH#UNREQUED LOVEGAYPOETRY101FOLLOWI WONR WHAT FEELS LIKE TO BE MORE THAN ALRIGHTGAYPOETRY101FOLLOWGAY CULTURE IS BEG HOPELSLY LOVE WH SOMEONE WHO ULD NEVER FEEL THE SAME WAY#GAY#GAY CULTURE#GAY PRI#CSH#UNREQUED CSH#UNREQUED LOVE#JT GAY THGSGAYPOETRY101FOLLOWWHY SHOULD I WASTE AWAY MY DAYS? WHY SHOULD I TRY TO MAKE YOU SEE ME? WHY SHOULD I FALL APART FOR YOU?#CSH#UNREQUED CSH#UNREQUED LOVE#GAY#GAY TUMBLR#GAY CULTUREGAYPOETRY101FOLLOWI LOVED HIM, FOG LOGIC, HAPPS, HOPE, AND PEACE. I REGRET ALL.GAYPOETRY101BABYYOUMAKEMELMISERABLESTHBFOLLOWI HAVE A VERY HOT TAKE FOR YOU ALL:STRAIGHT PEOPLE SHOULD NEVER BE REGARD AS LGBT INS.BEYONCE, ARIANA, TAYLOR SWIFT, ECT…. THEY’RE NOT GAY INS. THEY’RE NOT GAY. THEY SHOULDN’T BE REGARD AS GAY/LBIAN/BI INS.IF THEIR MIC RONAT WH YOU AND YOU’RE LGBT- OL IDRC. BUT I HATE THAT, LIKE… THEY’RE REGARD AS THE BT GAY INS WHEN THEY’RE NOT GAY.LADY GAGA? ACTUALLY A GAY/BI IN. JANELLE MONAE, FREDDIE MERCURY, ECT. THEY’RE LGBT INS.SHUT THE FUCK UP ABOUT ARIANA AND TAYLOR SWIFT BEG GAY INS.BLOTTSANDQUILLFOLLOW^LEFTTREEPHANTOMTE, BUT WE SHOULD AT LEAST TRY TO A WORD FOR ARTISTS WHO AREN’T LGBT BUT LOVE THE MUNY WH MUTUAL LOVE RIGHT BACK, PECIALLY THOSE WHO SHOWED OPEN SUPPORT TO WHEN WASN’T AS ACCEPTED AS IS NOWDASHA-HENSHSALLI. GAYPOETRY101FOLLOWI KNOW YOU DON’T MEAN TO, OR EVEN REALIZE YOU’RE DOG , BUT YOU NTUOLY RIP MY HEART TO SHREDS THE MOMENT I THK I’M MOVG ON#LOVE#CSH#GAY TUMBLR#GAY#PRI MONTH#GAY PRI#QUEER#UNREQUED CSHGAYPOETRY101FOLLOWAT 2AM, WHILE LISTENG TO BLUE NEIGHBORHOOD BY TROYE SIVAN, HAVG HAD TOO MUCH ICED FFEE TRYG TO FIGHT A MIGRAE, I ADMTED MY FEELGS FOR YOU. YOU WERE KD, BUT VAGUE. YOU WERE UNRSTANDG, BUT NOT STRAIGHTFORWARD. YOU BOTH CLEARED THGS UP AND FOGGED UP THE GLASS. I WOULD’VE PREFERRED OUTRIGHT REJECTN.#GAY#GAYPOEM#GAY TUMBLR#GAY CULTURE#GAYLOVE#CSH#UNREQUED CSH#UNREQUED LOVE#LOVE#FEELGS#PERSONALGAYPOETRY101IWOULDHAVLEPTBYNOWIWASUGHTALIEFOLLOWI ED TO DREAM ABOUT YOU EVERYNIGHTAND MAYBE ’S BEE YOU’RE ALWAYS ON MY MD, WH ME WHEN I’M WRG A POEM,WH ME WHEN I’M RECG CLASS,WH ME WHEN I’M TALKG TO A CUTE BOY,WH ME WHEN I’M EATG, ANDWH ME WHEN I’M CRYG.YOU WERE THE ONLY ONE THAT I THOUGHT ABOUT AND MA ME HAPPY, FALLY, I HAVE AN SPIRATN TO HELP ME GET THROUGH THIS RATCHET LIFE I HAVE.BUT SOME TIME THEN, FOR SOME REASON, I REALIZED, SUCKED. SUCKED SO DIDN’T REALLY DO ME GOOD.I ULDN’T FOC.I ULDN’T FOC ON MY POEMS, MY STUDI, MY HEALTH, MY BEG.I’VE ALWAYS TOLD MYSELF THAT I’M GOG TO FET ABOUT YOU, I’M GOG TO DO MY BT TO CLEAR YOU OM MY MEMORY. I’M GOG TO HAVE FUN AND NOT LET YOU EVERYTHG AND LET ME LOSE WHAT I’VE GAED OM BEG APART OM YOU.BUT I GUS I FAILED. I FAILED BIGTIME. NO MATTER HOW HARD I TRY, I N’T SEEM TO DO . I SLEEP THKG ABOUT WHAT’S BETWEEN AND I WAKE UP THKG THE SAME.AND AT THIS POT, ’S BEE A CYCLE THAT I N’T GET OUT OF. I’VE BEE A TRA THAT’S TRAPPED AN UNENDG, CIRCULAR TRACK.AND NOW, I HAVE NIGHTMAR ABOUT YOU.GAYPOETRY101FOLLOWTODAY I’M DOG , I’M FALLY GIVG UP ON YOU. I’M NO LONGER ENTERTAG THAT BTERSWEET GLIMMER OF HOPE THAT YOU MIGHT LIKE ME, FED BY MY OWN IMAGATN AND EXAGGERATNS OF OUR TERACTNS. I’M DONE PG FOR A BOY WHO WOULD HAVE SAID OR DONE SOMETHG BY NOW, IF HE LIKED ME. AND IF HE DO- AND Y, THIS IS HYPOCRIL- THEN MAYBE HE SHOULD’VE SAID SOMETHG... ANYTHG TO LET ME KNOW. ANYTHG TO GIVE ME A HT THAT MAYBE WE ULD BE SOMETHG. BUT AT THIS POT I’VE ACCEPTED THAT ANY HTS I’VE PERCEIVED HAVE BEEN ON NCTED MY OWN HEAD, TRIVIAL FANTASI THAT HAD NO REASON TO EXIST. SO, I’M DONE. I N’T KEEP DOG THIS. I’M. DONE.GAYPOETRY101FOLLOWBTERSWEET SUMMERI SAT THE SAME SPOT WE SAT TOGETHERBENEATH THE PALM TRE THE SWELTERG HEATENJOYG THE OL BREEZE THAT WAS OUR ONLY FORT-I SAW MY HEAD,YOU, SGG ALONG TO MIC AND BEG UTTERLY RIDICULOME, TRYG NOT TO GR OM EAR TO EAR-AND REMEMBERG THAT DAY SRED ME,BEE I’M DOG MY BT TO MOVE ON,AND I JT WANT TO BE EE#GAY#GAYPOETRY#GAYPOET#POETRY#POEM#GAYPOEM#UNREQUED CSH#SUMMER#POEMS ON TUMBLR#MY POEM#LOVE POEM#CSH CULTURE#CSH#CSH QUOTGAYPOETRY101FOLLOWTHE FLAMETHERE’S A FLAME STILL BURNG,IT’S BURNG FOR YOUAND I’M STILL LEARNG,BUT I N’T STOP YEARNGI NEED TO EXTGUISH ,BUT THAT SMALL B OF HOPE,I N’T HELP BUT KEEP GOG,EVEN IF BURNS ME ALIVEGAYPOETRY101FOLLOW“A MIGHTY PA TO LOVE ISAND ‘TIS A PA THAT PA TO MISSBUT OF ALL PAS, THE GREATT PAIT IS TO LOVE, BUT LOVE VA”-ABRAHAM COWLEYGAYPOETRY101FOLLOWLATELY I’VE FELT LIKE YOU MIGHT LIKE ME BACK... SO OBVLY I’M A HELLSPE TRYG NOT TO GET MY HOP UPGAYPOETRY101FOLLOWTHE BTERSWEET PA OF LOVG SOMEONE WHO DON’T SEE YOU IS LIKE NO OTHER
• GAY POETRY@POETRYFAGGOTI FOLLOW POETRY BLOGS AND GAY STUFFFOLLOWPOSTSPOETRYFAGGOTNROGENGNGE-TOPPOETRYFAGGOTBLEDNATANVANCEFOLLOWSOURCE: S-IREFOLLOWTEXT READS: THIS DON’T PARE TO THE FEEL OF YOUR SKWHOAALWAYS LOVED THISI’M LOVE WH THISSOURCE: NATTROZANSKAPOETRYFAGGOTEXCABLYPOETICMELANIETHEPOETFOLLOWWHY AM I STILL WRG ABOUT YOU?
• POETRY SI BLOG@IM-A-GAY-POETI FOLLOW OM @FUCKG-PIMBERLY-I-GUSFOLLOWPOSTSIM-A-GAY-POETPUFFPKICKSTHIS IS VERY IMPORTANT. DO ANYONE HAVE THE POST THAT'S LIKE A TOY THAT LOOKS KD OF LIKE THIS AND HAS NO IMAGE SEARCH RULTS??? IF YOU N FD , PLEASE MSAGE TO ME!!!!! #PLEASE 'S IMPORTANTIM-A-GAY-POETFOLLOWI AM A DGLS JUNKIEWHO JT N'T PE. I NEED TO BE DIZZYON SOMETHG BUT I'M ALL OUT. OUT OF WEEDOUT OF BOOZE OUT OF PA MEDSTHAT TOOK AWAY THE PATHAT WAS NEVER REALLYPHYSIL ANYWAYOUT OF TIMEOUT OF PEOPLE TO LOVE OUT OF FUCKS TO GIVE I'M ALL OUTBUT I N'T GOOUTUNLS 'SOUT OF MY MDWHICH IS WHERE I GOEVERY NIGHT. LIKE A MAN OUTSI OF A TRA STATNSCRATCHG AT HIS NECKBEGGG FOR YOUR LASTCIGARETTE BEE HE HAS NOTHG ELSETO BURNAND YOU TELL HIM NO. YOU TELL HIM NO. WHAT IS THE POT OF ME? AN ADDICT WH NOADDICTN I HAVE NOTHG TO HOLD ONTO NOTHG TO DEFE ME. I'M SOBER I SUPPOSE BUT WHY IS THE ROOMSTILLSPNG? AND WHY AM I STILLTHROWG UPAT THE THOUGHT OF EATG? AND WHY AM I SOFUCKG COLD? WHY AM I SHAKG ALL THE TIME? WHY N'T I EVEN HOLD A PEN STRAIGHT FOR FIVE SENDS SO THAT I N WRE TO YOULIKE 'S THE 1800S AND I JT WANT TO SAY HELLOI JT WANT TO KNOW HOW YOU AREI JT WANT TO TELL YOUTHAT I'M OKAYSO YOU DON'T WORRY ABOUT MEI WANT TOLIE TO YOU UNTIL YOU'RE CONTENT I WANT YOU TO BE HAPPYSO BADLY BEE YOUR SE IS INTOXITG AND I GET HIGHOFF YOUR EYBUT I HAVEN'T SEEN THEMIN SO LONG. WHOUT YOUI AM WHDRAWAL. I HAVE NOTHG TO WORSHIP ANYMORE. NO BOTTL TO EMPTY NO PILLS TO SWALLOW NO THIGHS TO N MY HANDS OVER LIKE SK ON SKHEROE. JT CIRCL UNR MY EY TO MARK THE PASSG OF HOURSSPENT WHOUT DILATED PUPILS AND BIS ON MY LEGSFROM TAPPG OUT A BEAT IN MY HEAD THAT GETS LOUR EVERY SEND I'M ALONE WH MYSELF. I AM SO TIRED. SO WHYIS SO HARDFOR ME TO GO TO SLEEP? AND WHYIS SO MUCHHARR FOR METO KEEPWAKG UPAGA?#LOVGLY LLED#SO MANY OTHERS HAVE SO MUCH WORSE THAN ME BUT I'M PLAG BEE I N'T GET HIGH AND THAT'S WHY I HATE MYSELFIM-A-GAY-POETFOLLOWI AM NOT OKAYAND I WANT PEOPLE TO KNOWBUT I DON'T WANT TO TELL THEMAND I DON'T WANT THEM TO ASK. I DON'T WANT TO TALK ABOUT . BUT 'S ALL I THK ABOUT ALL THE TIMEAND I WANT TO UNLOAD MY BURNONTOSOMEONE ELSEBUT MY BURN IS NOT FOR ANYONE ELSE. AND 'S NOT AS HEAVY AS MOST PEOPLE'S BUT I STILL DON'T WANT TO ADD ONTO ANYONE ELSE'S. AND I KNOW THAT THEY WILL COMPARE THEIRS TO ME. AND THEY WILL TELL METHAT I AMOVERREACTG. BUT 'S NOT AN OVERREACTN TO FEELTHGS. AND I WISH I ULD GO BACKTO WHEN I DIDN'T FEEL THGS. AND MAYBE THAT'S WHY I MISS YOUSO MUCH. BEE YOU MA MENUMBAND UNRG. AND I WANT THAT BACK. BUT THGS ARE DIFFERENT NOWAND I KNOW THAT. BUT I WANT MY LIFE BACKSO BADLY. BEE I WASN'T HAPPYBUT I KNOWI WASN'T THIS FUCKG SAD. THIS FUCKG HOPELS. THIS FUCKG DOLATE. MAYBE I WAS EMPTY BUT AT LEAST I WASN'T GRIEVG. MAYBE I WASN'T OKAY. BUT WAS EASIER TO EXPLAWHY. IT WAS EASIER WHEN I WAS SO FSTRATED THAT I JT WANTED TO H SOMETHG. OR WHEN I WAS RUNNG ON FUMBUT I STILL COULDN'T SLEEP. I KNEW WHAT WAS WRONG THEN. BUT WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WH ME NOW? HOW N I FIXANYTHG IF I DON'T EVEN KNOWWHAT'S BROKEN? BIS ME. BUT I KNOW THAT THAT CAN'T BE FIXED. I JT WISH SOMEONE ELSE KNEW THAT TOO.IM-A-GAY-POETFOLLOWMY HEAT IS ON AND I'M SHIVERG. MY TEETH ARE CHATTERG, AND I'M REMD OF MY TELLG ME ABOUT HER PET GREYHOUND WHOSE TEETH CHATTERWHEN HE IS NERVO OR WHEN HE ISSRED. I THK I'M DYG. I WANT TO TELL SOMEONETHAT I THK I'M DYG. BUT I'M TOO DRAMATIC AND THE LAST TIMEI TOLD SOMEONE I THOUGHT I WAS DYG, I DIDN'T DIE. AND I DON'T THKTHEY'LL BELIEVE ME A SEND TIME. I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S WRONG. I HAVE SO MANY DANGERO THGSGOG ON SI MY BODYAT ONCEAND I DON'T KNOW WHICH ONE IS TRYG TO KILL ME NOW. I THK 'S MY BLOOD. I DON'T FEEL LIKE I HAVE ANY. MY SK IS NUMBBUT MY SISARE SO COLD. MY HEART IS BEATG REALLY FAST. I FEEL LIKE I'VE JT RUN A MARATHON. MAYBE MY HEART IS GOG TO EXPLO. I'M BREATHG VERY HEAVILYMAYBE 'S MY RIBS AGA. I WANT TO CRYBUT I HAVE A HEADACHE AND IF I DOI KNOW I'LL MAKE WORSE. I THK I'M DYGI THK I'M DYG I THK I'M DYG I THK I'M DYGI DON'T KNOW WHO TO TELL. I THK 'S JT MY BRA. I THK 'S BROKEN. I THK I N'T FIX . I THK I'M DYG. I WANT TO SCREAMBUT I'M SO TIRED. I WANT TO BLEEDBUT I THK I'M DRY. I THK I'M DYG. I THK MY BRTLE BONARE GRDG TOGETHER TO CLOG MY VES WH DT AND ASHAND MY HEART IS PUMPG AIR NOTHG BUT AIRAND I AM SO WEAK. I AM SO LIGHTALMOST NOTHG ANYMOREBUT I STILL N'T LIFT MY ARMS. THEY ARE MA OF NOTHGNSBUT THEY WEIGH ME DOWN. I AM JT A PILE OF DEY. I THK I'M DYG. I N'T LL 911.IT'S NOT THAT SER. I'M ONLY DYG. I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. I'VE NEVER KNOWN. I N'T STOP THKG ABOUTMY 'S GREYHOUND AND OUR MATCHG TEETH. THEY WON'T STOP CHATTERG BUT I'M NOT LD. I AMDYG. AND I AMSRED.IM-A-GAY-POETFOLLOWLOVGLY LLED, "STATEMENT OF [REDACTED], REGARDG FEELGS OF ABNORMAL UNEASE AND GENERAL DISFORT FOLLOWG A RATHER PROLONGED BOUT OF SELF DUCED ISOLATN, AS WELL AS THE FAST APPROACHG ROLUTN OF EVENTS BEYOND HER NTROL. ORIGAL STATEMENT GIVEN SATURDAY, OCTOBER FIFTH, TWO THOAND AND NETEEN. AUD RERDG BY JONATHAN SIMS, HEAD ARCHIVIST OF THE MAGN INSTUTE, LONDON. STATEMENT BEGS."THERE IS SOMETHG ABOUT HORROR THAT BREEDS TENRNS. SOMETHG ABOUT THE WAYTHE WORLD WORKSTHAT MAK YOU WANT TO WORKDIFFERENTLY. SOMETHG ABOUT A LIFE FULL OF DARKANDUNSPEAKABLE THGSTHAT V ONE PERSONTO BEBETTER. SOMETHG ABOUT THE WAYTHAT YOU NLOOKAT SOMEONE ELSEAND SEESAFETY. SEE HOPE. SEE LOVE. THE WAY THAT YOU NREJECTANY DARKNS AROUND YOU,AS LONG AS YOU HAVE JT ONEGUIDG LIGHTTO BRG YOUHOME. THERE'S SOMETHG ABOUT TRMA SOMETHG ABOUT PATHAT FORC YOU TO REACH FOR SOMETHG ANYTHG THAT MIGHT MAKE HURT LS. EVEN FOR A LTLE WHILE. EVEN IF WHATOR WHOYOU'RE REACHG FOR IS HURTG JT AS MUCH AS YOU. SOMETHG ABOUTGOUGED EYAND BLEEDG HEARTSTHAT SPIR HOPE AS LONG AS YOU ARE BLDAND BLOODY TOGETHER. THERE'S SOMETHG ABOUT BEG ALONETHAT JT MAK THGSSO MUCH MORE HORRIFIC. SO MUCH MORETERRIFYG. LIKE WALKG THROUGHTHE WOODSIN THE DARK. HEARG TWIG AFTER TWIGSNAPPGBEHD YOU, NOT DARG TO TURN AROUND, BUT STEADPICKG UP THE PACE. SPEED WALKG THENJOGGGFALLYFULL OUT SPRTGBUT YOU KNOWIT WON'T DO ANY GOOD. BEE EVEN IF WHATEVER IS BEHD YOUISN'T TRYG TO KILL YOU, YOUR HEART WILL EXPLO ANYWAY. BEE THE BACK OF YOUR NECKIS LD AND CLAMMY AND YOUR BREATHIS JAGGED AND YOUR EY ARE STARTG TO PLAY TRICKS ON YOUAND YOU'RE NOT EVEN SURE WHAT TO BELIEVE ANYMORE. AND YOUR PULSE ISSOFAST. AND YOUR CHTBURNS. BUT WOULD ALL BE DIFFERENT IF YOU ONLYHAD SOMEONE ELSE THERE. SOMEONE ELSETO WALK WH YOU. THEN MAYBE YOU WOULDN'T BE RUNNG AT ALL. MAYBE YOU WOULDN'T BE SO SRED. BEE THEY WOULD BE THERE. AND IF ONLY BY JT BEG THERE, THEY WOULD MAKE THGS BETTER. THEY WOULD MAKE THGS OKAY. EVEN IF THE TWIGS SNAPPED, EVEN IF THE SHADOWS DANCED, EVEN IF YOUR EY WERE SOMEHOW NOT YOUR OWN. THEY WOULD BE THERE. AND THROUGH THE PA, THROUGH THE HORROR, FOR THEM TO BE THEREEVEN FOR THE SMALL THGSTHE SOFT TOUCHTHE ENAMORED GLANCTHE GASPG, BREATHLS,DECLARATNS OF LOVE, IT ALL JT MEANS SO MUCHMORE. BEE ISN'T EASY. TO CLG TO SOMETHGTHAT MAK YOU FEEL SAFEWHEN EVERYTHG ELSEPROMIS TO RIP THE SKOFF OF SAFETY AND LEAVE YOU WH NOTHGMORETHAN SKELETAL FEARAND A PRIMORDIAL SENSE OF DREAD. IT'S NOT EASY TO TST THAT LOVE IS ENOUGH TO SAVE YOU. AND 'S DOWNRIGHT IMPOSSIBLE TO STILLLOVE, EVEN IF YOU KNOWIT WON'T. IT'S NOT EASY TO FD TENRNS IN HORROR, BUT THAT'S BEE SO FEWEVER THKTO LOOK. AND FEWER STILLTHAT EVER SURVIVELONG ENOUGHFOR IT TO EVENMATTER.#POEM#POETRY#SHTY POETRY#LONG POST#MY POETRY#MY POST#MY POEM#MY SHTY SHTY WORDS#GAY POETRY#HORROR#HORROR POETRY#HORROR POEM#HORROR POST#HORROR PODST#TMA#THE MAGN ARCHIV#THE MAGN STUTE#JONMART#JONATHON SIMS#MART BLACKWOODIM-A-GAY-POETFOLLOWLOVGLY LLED, "I AM NOT RELIG, BUT I FEEL GOD THIS CHILI'S TONIGHT BEE LOVG MYSELF IS THE LARGT ACT OF RELIG EEDOM I WILL EVER M."

GAY POETRY@GAYPOETRY101ASKS & SUBMISSNS OPENASK ME ANYTHGFOLLOWPOSTSGAYPOETRY101FOLLOWA LTLE PIECE OF MY HEART BROKE TODAY BEE I FOT TO FOLLOW MY OWN LE: NEVER, EVER, EVER, GET YOUR HOP UP#GAY#GAYPOET#JT GAY THGS#GAY PRI#GAY TUMBLR#GAYLOVE#GAY CULTURE#CSH CULTURE#CSH#CSH#UNREQUED CSH#CSHREGAYPOETRY101FOLLOWME, REALIZG THAT I FELY HAVE A CSH ON THE GUY NEXT TO ME ON THE THIRD FUCKG DAY OF SCHOOL AND KNOWG WILL TAKE ALL SEMTER TO GET OVER#GAY#GAYCSH#JT GAY THGS#GAY CULTURE#GAYCULTURE#GAYMAN#GAY PRI#GAYLOVE#GAY TUMBLR#GAYGUY#CSH#CSH QUOT#UNREQUED CSH#CSH#ONE SID CSH#CSHREGAYPOETRY101FOLLOWI MISS NOT BEG ABLE TO STOP THKG ABOUT YOUI MISS GETTG A TEXT AND HOPG ’S OM YOUI MISS BEG PATHETILLY FATUATED WH YOUI MISS HAVG SOMEONE TO THK ABOUT,BEE SOMETIM ’S BETTER TO BE CSHED BY A CSH THAN FEEL NOTHG AT ALL#GAY#GAYPOETRY#GAYPOEM#GAYPOET#GAY PRI#JT GAY THGS#GAY TUMBLR#GAYLOVE#GAY CULTURE#GAYMAN#GAYLIFE#POEMS ON TUMBLR#MY POEM#SHORT POEM#LOVE POEM#SAD POEM#POETRY#POETS ON TUMBLR#LOVE#CSH#CSH CULTURE#CSH QUOT#UNREQUED CSH#BOY CSH#UNREQUED LOVEGAYPOETRY101FOLLOWI WONR WHAT FEELS LIKE TO BE MORE THAN ALRIGHTGAYPOETRY101FOLLOWGAY CULTURE IS BEG HOPELSLY LOVE WH SOMEONE WHO ULD NEVER FEEL THE SAME WAY#GAY#GAY CULTURE#GAY PRI#CSH#UNREQUED CSH#UNREQUED LOVE#JT GAY THGSGAYPOETRY101FOLLOWWHY SHOULD I WASTE AWAY MY DAYS? WHY SHOULD I TRY TO MAKE YOU SEE ME? WHY SHOULD I FALL APART FOR YOU?#CSH#UNREQUED CSH#UNREQUED LOVE#GAY#GAY TUMBLR#GAY CULTUREGAYPOETRY101FOLLOWI LOVED HIM, FOG LOGIC, HAPPS, HOPE, AND PEACE. I REGRET ALL.GAYPOETRY101BABYYOUMAKEMELMISERABLESTHBFOLLOWI HAVE A VERY HOT TAKE FOR YOU ALL:STRAIGHT PEOPLE SHOULD NEVER BE REGARD AS LGBT INS.BEYONCE, ARIANA, TAYLOR SWIFT, ECT…. THEY’RE NOT GAY INS. THEY’RE NOT GAY. THEY SHOULDN’T BE REGARD AS GAY/LBIAN/BI INS.IF THEIR MIC RONAT WH YOU AND YOU’RE LGBT- OL IDRC. BUT I HATE THAT, LIKE… THEY’RE REGARD AS THE BT GAY INS WHEN THEY’RE NOT GAY.LADY GAGA? ACTUALLY A GAY/BI IN. JANELLE MONAE, FREDDIE MERCURY, ECT. THEY’RE LGBT INS.SHUT THE FUCK UP ABOUT ARIANA AND TAYLOR SWIFT BEG GAY INS.BLOTTSANDQUILLFOLLOW^LEFTTREEPHANTOMTE, BUT WE SHOULD AT LEAST TRY TO A WORD FOR ARTISTS WHO AREN’T LGBT BUT LOVE THE MUNY WH MUTUAL LOVE RIGHT BACK, PECIALLY THOSE WHO SHOWED OPEN SUPPORT TO WHEN WASN’T AS ACCEPTED AS IS NOWDASHA-HENSHSALLI. GAYPOETRY101FOLLOWI KNOW YOU DON’T MEAN TO, OR EVEN REALIZE YOU’RE DOG , BUT YOU NTUOLY RIP MY HEART TO SHREDS THE MOMENT I THK I’M MOVG ON#LOVE#CSH#GAY TUMBLR#GAY#PRI MONTH#GAY PRI#QUEER#UNREQUED CSHGAYPOETRY101FOLLOWAT 2AM, WHILE LISTENG TO BLUE NEIGHBORHOOD BY TROYE SIVAN, HAVG HAD TOO MUCH ICED FFEE TRYG TO FIGHT A MIGRAE, I ADMTED MY FEELGS FOR YOU. YOU WERE KD, BUT VAGUE. YOU WERE UNRSTANDG, BUT NOT STRAIGHTFORWARD. YOU BOTH CLEARED THGS UP AND FOGGED UP THE GLASS. I WOULD’VE PREFERRED OUTRIGHT REJECTN.#GAY#GAYPOEM#GAY TUMBLR#GAY CULTURE#GAYLOVE#CSH#UNREQUED CSH#UNREQUED LOVE#LOVE#FEELGS#PERSONALGAYPOETRY101IWOULDHAVLEPTBYNOWIWASUGHTALIEFOLLOWI ED TO DREAM ABOUT YOU EVERYNIGHTAND MAYBE ’S BEE YOU’RE ALWAYS ON MY MD, WH ME WHEN I’M WRG A POEM,WH ME WHEN I’M RECG CLASS,WH ME WHEN I’M TALKG TO A CUTE BOY,WH ME WHEN I’M EATG, ANDWH ME WHEN I’M CRYG.YOU WERE THE ONLY ONE THAT I THOUGHT ABOUT AND MA ME HAPPY, FALLY, I HAVE AN SPIRATN TO HELP ME GET THROUGH THIS RATCHET LIFE I HAVE.BUT SOME TIME THEN, FOR SOME REASON, I REALIZED, SUCKED. SUCKED SO DIDN’T REALLY DO ME GOOD.I ULDN’T FOC.I ULDN’T FOC ON MY POEMS, MY STUDI, MY HEALTH, MY BEG.I’VE ALWAYS TOLD MYSELF THAT I’M GOG TO FET ABOUT YOU, I’M GOG TO DO MY BT TO CLEAR YOU OM MY MEMORY. I’M GOG TO HAVE FUN AND NOT LET YOU EVERYTHG AND LET ME LOSE WHAT I’VE GAED OM BEG APART OM YOU.BUT I GUS I FAILED. I FAILED BIGTIME. NO MATTER HOW HARD I TRY, I N’T SEEM TO DO . I SLEEP THKG ABOUT WHAT’S BETWEEN AND I WAKE UP THKG THE SAME.AND AT THIS POT, ’S BEE A CYCLE THAT I N’T GET OUT OF. I’VE BEE A TRA THAT’S TRAPPED AN UNENDG, CIRCULAR TRACK.AND NOW, I HAVE NIGHTMAR ABOUT YOU.GAYPOETRY101FOLLOWTODAY I’M DOG , I’M FALLY GIVG UP ON YOU. I’M NO LONGER ENTERTAG THAT BTERSWEET GLIMMER OF HOPE THAT YOU MIGHT LIKE ME, FED BY MY OWN IMAGATN AND EXAGGERATNS OF OUR TERACTNS. I’M DONE PG FOR A BOY WHO WOULD HAVE SAID OR DONE SOMETHG BY NOW, IF HE LIKED ME. AND IF HE DO- AND Y, THIS IS HYPOCRIL- THEN MAYBE HE SHOULD’VE SAID SOMETHG... ANYTHG TO LET ME KNOW. ANYTHG TO GIVE ME A HT THAT MAYBE WE ULD BE SOMETHG. BUT AT THIS POT I’VE ACCEPTED THAT ANY HTS I’VE PERCEIVED HAVE BEEN ON NCTED MY OWN HEAD, TRIVIAL FANTASI THAT HAD NO REASON TO EXIST. SO, I’M DONE. I N’T KEEP DOG THIS. I’M. DONE.GAYPOETRY101FOLLOWBTERSWEET SUMMERI SAT THE SAME SPOT WE SAT TOGETHERBENEATH THE PALM TRE THE SWELTERG HEATENJOYG THE OL BREEZE THAT WAS OUR ONLY FORT-I SAW MY HEAD,YOU, SGG ALONG TO MIC AND BEG UTTERLY RIDICULOME, TRYG NOT TO GR OM EAR TO EAR-AND REMEMBERG THAT DAY SRED ME,BEE I’M DOG MY BT TO MOVE ON,AND I JT WANT TO BE EE#GAY#GAYPOETRY#GAYPOET#POETRY#POEM#GAYPOEM#UNREQUED CSH#SUMMER#POEMS ON TUMBLR#MY POEM#LOVE POEM#CSH CULTURE#CSH#CSH QUOTGAYPOETRY101FOLLOWTHE FLAMETHERE’S A FLAME STILL BURNG,IT’S BURNG FOR YOUAND I’M STILL LEARNG,BUT I N’T STOP YEARNGI NEED TO EXTGUISH ,BUT THAT SMALL B OF HOPE,I N’T HELP BUT KEEP GOG,EVEN IF BURNS ME ALIVEGAYPOETRY101FOLLOW“A MIGHTY PA TO LOVE ISAND ‘TIS A PA THAT PA TO MISSBUT OF ALL PAS, THE GREATT PAIT IS TO LOVE, BUT LOVE VA”-ABRAHAM COWLEYGAYPOETRY101FOLLOWLATELY I’VE FELT LIKE YOU MIGHT LIKE ME BACK... SO OBVLY I’M A HELLSPE TRYG NOT TO GET MY HOP UPGAYPOETRY101FOLLOWTHE BTERSWEET PA OF LOVG SOMEONE WHO DON’T SEE YOU IS LIKE NO OTHER

Explore the rich tradn of gay, lbian, bisexual, transgenr, and queer poets and poetry by browsg a selectn of poems & d.

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*** Monster (2003)Based on the life of Aileen Wuornos, a Daytona Beach prostute who beme a serial (2001)Te story of the lifelong romance between novelist Iris Murdoch and her hband John Bayley, om their stunt days through her battle wh Alzheimer’s (1997)The turmoil poet/playwright Osr Wil’s life after he disvers his of Fland (2017)Award-wng filmmaker Dome Kakoski brgs to screen the life and work of artist Too Val Laaksonen (aka Tom of Fland), one of the most fluential and celebrated figur of twentieth century gay culture. *** Boy Erased (2018)The son of a Baptist preacher unwillgly participat a church-supported gay nversn program after beg forcibly outed to his & Virgia (2018)It’s the fascatg te story about the love affair between sociale and popular thor Va Sackville-Wt and lerary in Virgia Woolf.

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WHY N'T I EVEN HOLD A PEN STRAIGHT FOR FIVE SENDS SO THAT I N WRE TO YOULIKE 'S THE 1800S AND I JT WANT TO SAY HELLOI JT WANT TO KNOW HOW YOU AREI JT WANT TO TELL YOUTHAT I'M OKAYSO YOU DON'T WORRY ABOUT MEI WANT TOLIE TO YOU UNTIL YOU'RE CONTENT I WANT YOU TO BE HAPPYSO BADLY BEE YOUR SE IS INTOXITG AND I GET HIGHOFF YOUR EYBUT I HAVEN'T SEEN THEMIN SO LONG. WHOUT YOUI AM WHDRAWAL. I HAVE NOTHG TO WORSHIP ANYMORE. NO BOTTL TO EMPTY NO PILLS TO SWALLOW NO THIGHS TO N MY HANDS OVER LIKE SK ON SKHEROE. JT CIRCL UNR MY EY TO MARK THE PASSG OF HOURSSPENT WHOUT DILATED PUPILS AND BIS ON MY LEGSFROM TAPPG OUT A BEAT IN MY HEAD THAT GETS LOUR EVERY SEND I'M ALONE WH MYSELF. I AM SO TIRED. SO WHYIS SO HARDFOR ME TO GO TO SLEEP? AND WHYIS SO MUCHHARR FOR METO KEEPWAKG UPAGA?#LOVGLY LLED#SO MANY OTHERS HAVE SO MUCH WORSE THAN ME BUT I'M PLAG BEE I N'T GET HIGH AND THAT'S WHY I HATE MYSELFIM-A-GAY-POETFOLLOWI AM NOT OKAYAND I WANT PEOPLE TO KNOWBUT I DON'T WANT TO TELL THEMAND I DON'T WANT THEM TO ASK. I DON'T WANT TO TALK ABOUT . BUT 'S ALL I THK ABOUT ALL THE TIMEAND I WANT TO UNLOAD MY BURNONTOSOMEONE ELSEBUT MY BURN IS NOT FOR ANYONE ELSE. AND 'S NOT AS HEAVY AS MOST PEOPLE'S BUT I STILL DON'T WANT TO ADD ONTO ANYONE ELSE'S. AND I KNOW THAT THEY WILL COMPARE THEIRS TO ME. AND THEY WILL TELL METHAT I AMOVERREACTG. BUT 'S NOT AN OVERREACTN TO FEELTHGS. AND I WISH I ULD GO BACKTO WHEN I DIDN'T FEEL THGS. AND MAYBE THAT'S WHY I MISS YOUSO MUCH. BEE YOU MA MENUMBAND UNRG. AND I WANT THAT BACK. BUT THGS ARE DIFFERENT NOWAND I KNOW THAT. BUT I WANT MY LIFE BACKSO BADLY. BEE I WASN'T HAPPYBUT I KNOWI WASN'T THIS FUCKG SAD. THIS FUCKG HOPELS. THIS FUCKG DOLATE. MAYBE I WAS EMPTY BUT AT LEAST I WASN'T GRIEVG. MAYBE I WASN'T OKAY. BUT WAS EASIER TO EXPLAWHY. IT WAS EASIER WHEN I WAS SO FSTRATED THAT I JT WANTED TO H SOMETHG. OR WHEN I WAS RUNNG ON FUMBUT I STILL COULDN'T SLEEP. I KNEW WHAT WAS WRONG THEN. BUT WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WH ME NOW? HOW N I FIXANYTHG IF I DON'T EVEN KNOWWHAT'S BROKEN? BIS ME. BUT I KNOW THAT THAT CAN'T BE FIXED. I JT WISH SOMEONE ELSE KNEW THAT TOO.IM-A-GAY-POETFOLLOWMY HEAT IS ON AND I'M SHIVERG. MY TEETH ARE CHATTERG, AND I'M REMD OF MY TELLG ME ABOUT HER PET GREYHOUND WHOSE TEETH CHATTERWHEN HE IS NERVO OR WHEN HE ISSRED. I THK I'M DYG. I WANT TO TELL SOMEONETHAT I THK I'M DYG. BUT I'M TOO DRAMATIC AND THE LAST TIMEI TOLD SOMEONE I THOUGHT I WAS DYG, I DIDN'T DIE. AND I DON'T THKTHEY'LL BELIEVE ME A SEND TIME. I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S WRONG. I HAVE SO MANY DANGERO THGSGOG ON SI MY BODYAT ONCEAND I DON'T KNOW WHICH ONE IS TRYG TO KILL ME NOW. I THK 'S MY BLOOD. I DON'T FEEL LIKE I HAVE ANY. MY SK IS NUMBBUT MY SISARE SO COLD. MY HEART IS BEATG REALLY FAST. I FEEL LIKE I'VE JT RUN A MARATHON. MAYBE MY HEART IS GOG TO EXPLO. I'M BREATHG VERY HEAVILYMAYBE 'S MY RIBS AGA. I WANT TO CRYBUT I HAVE A HEADACHE AND IF I DOI KNOW I'LL MAKE WORSE. I THK I'M DYGI THK I'M DYG I THK I'M DYG I THK I'M DYGI DON'T KNOW WHO TO TELL. I THK 'S JT MY BRA. I THK 'S BROKEN. I THK I N'T FIX . I THK I'M DYG. I WANT TO SCREAMBUT I'M SO TIRED. I WANT TO BLEEDBUT I THK I'M DRY. I THK I'M DYG. I THK MY BRTLE BONARE GRDG TOGETHER TO CLOG MY VES WH DT AND ASHAND MY HEART IS PUMPG AIR NOTHG BUT AIRAND I AM SO WEAK. I AM SO LIGHTALMOST NOTHG ANYMOREBUT I STILL N'T LIFT MY ARMS. THEY ARE MA OF NOTHGNSBUT THEY WEIGH ME DOWN. I AM JT A PILE OF DEY. I THK I'M DYG. I N'T LL 911.IT'S NOT THAT SER. I'M ONLY DYG. I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. I'VE NEVER KNOWN. I N'T STOP THKG ABOUTMY 'S GREYHOUND AND OUR MATCHG TEETH. THEY WON'T STOP CHATTERG BUT I'M NOT LD. I AMDYG. AND I AMSRED.IM-A-GAY-POETFOLLOWLOVGLY LLED, "STATEMENT OF [REDACTED], REGARDG FEELGS OF ABNORMAL UNEASE AND GENERAL DISFORT FOLLOWG A RATHER PROLONGED BOUT OF SELF DUCED ISOLATN, AS WELL AS THE FAST APPROACHG ROLUTN OF EVENTS BEYOND HER NTROL. ORIGAL STATEMENT GIVEN SATURDAY, OCTOBER FIFTH, TWO THOAND AND NETEEN. AUD RERDG BY JONATHAN SIMS, HEAD ARCHIVIST OF THE MAGN INSTUTE, LONDON. STATEMENT BEGS."THERE IS SOMETHG ABOUT HORROR THAT BREEDS TENRNS. SOMETHG ABOUT THE WAYTHE WORLD WORKSTHAT MAK YOU WANT TO WORKDIFFERENTLY. SOMETHG ABOUT A LIFE FULL OF DARKANDUNSPEAKABLE THGSTHAT V ONE PERSONTO BEBETTER. SOMETHG ABOUT THE WAYTHAT YOU NLOOKAT SOMEONE ELSEAND SEESAFETY. SEE HOPE. SEE LOVE. THE WAY THAT YOU NREJECTANY DARKNS AROUND YOU,AS LONG AS YOU HAVE JT ONEGUIDG LIGHTTO BRG YOUHOME. THERE'S SOMETHG ABOUT TRMA SOMETHG ABOUT PATHAT FORC YOU TO REACH FOR SOMETHG ANYTHG THAT MIGHT MAKE HURT LS. EVEN FOR A LTLE WHILE. EVEN IF WHATOR WHOYOU'RE REACHG FOR IS HURTG JT AS MUCH AS YOU. SOMETHG ABOUTGOUGED EYAND BLEEDG HEARTSTHAT SPIR HOPE AS LONG AS YOU ARE BLDAND BLOODY TOGETHER. THERE'S SOMETHG ABOUT BEG ALONETHAT JT MAK THGSSO MUCH MORE HORRIFIC. SO MUCH MORETERRIFYG. LIKE WALKG THROUGHTHE WOODSIN THE DARK. HEARG TWIG AFTER TWIGSNAPPGBEHD YOU, NOT DARG TO TURN AROUND, BUT STEADPICKG UP THE PACE. SPEED WALKG THENJOGGGFALLYFULL OUT SPRTGBUT YOU KNOWIT WON'T DO ANY GOOD. BEE EVEN IF WHATEVER IS BEHD YOUISN'T TRYG TO KILL YOU, YOUR HEART WILL EXPLO ANYWAY. BEE THE BACK OF YOUR NECKIS LD AND CLAMMY AND YOUR BREATHIS JAGGED AND YOUR EY ARE STARTG TO PLAY TRICKS ON YOUAND YOU'RE NOT EVEN SURE WHAT TO BELIEVE ANYMORE. AND YOUR PULSE ISSOFAST. AND YOUR CHTBURNS. BUT WOULD ALL BE DIFFERENT IF YOU ONLYHAD SOMEONE ELSE THERE. SOMEONE ELSETO WALK WH YOU. THEN MAYBE YOU WOULDN'T BE RUNNG AT ALL. MAYBE YOU WOULDN'T BE SO SRED. BEE THEY WOULD BE THERE. AND IF ONLY BY JT BEG THERE, THEY WOULD MAKE THGS BETTER. THEY WOULD MAKE THGS OKAY. EVEN IF THE TWIGS SNAPPED, EVEN IF THE SHADOWS DANCED, EVEN IF YOUR EY WERE SOMEHOW NOT YOUR OWN. THEY WOULD BE THERE. AND THROUGH THE PA, THROUGH THE HORROR, FOR THEM TO BE THEREEVEN FOR THE SMALL THGSTHE SOFT TOUCHTHE ENAMORED GLANCTHE GASPG, BREATHLS,DECLARATNS OF LOVE, IT ALL JT MEANS SO MUCHMORE. BEE ISN'T EASY. TO CLG TO SOMETHGTHAT MAK YOU FEEL SAFEWHEN EVERYTHG ELSEPROMIS TO RIP THE SKOFF OF SAFETY AND LEAVE YOU WH NOTHGMORETHAN SKELETAL FEARAND A PRIMORDIAL SENSE OF DREAD. IT'S NOT EASY TO TST THAT LOVE IS ENOUGH TO SAVE YOU. AND 'S DOWNRIGHT IMPOSSIBLE TO STILLLOVE, EVEN IF YOU KNOWIT WON'T. IT'S NOT EASY TO FD TENRNS IN HORROR, BUT THAT'S BEE SO FEWEVER THKTO LOOK. AND FEWER STILLTHAT EVER SURVIVELONG ENOUGHFOR IT TO EVENMATTER.#POEM#POETRY#SHTY POETRY#LONG POST#MY POETRY#MY POST#MY POEM#MY SHTY SHTY WORDS#GAY POETRY#HORROR#HORROR POETRY#HORROR POEM#HORROR POST#HORROR PODST#TMA#THE MAGN ARCHIV#THE MAGN STUTE#JONMART#JONATHON SIMS#MART BLACKWOODIM-A-GAY-POETFOLLOWLOVGLY LLED, "I AM NOT RELIG, BUT I FEEL GOD THIS CHILI'S TONIGHT BEE LOVG MYSELF IS THE LARGT ACT OF RELIG EEDOM I WILL EVER M."

Bt LGBTQ Poems1 I Sg the Body Electric by Walt Whman2 A Lany for Survival by Audre Lor3 Poem about My Rights by June Jordan4 The Aureole by Nikky Fney5 What Kd of Tim Are The by Adrienne Rich6 One Girl by Sappho7 A Lady by Amy Lowell8 Homosexualy by Frank O’Hara9 The Lyric In a Time of War by Eloise Kle Healy10 Who Said It Was Simple by Audre Lor11 FAQS. Homosexualy by Frank O’Hara. ‘Homosexualy’ scrib the act of g out as gay through the metaphor of an actor takg off his mask.

They make g out and livg as a gay man or woman a much harr task than needs to be.

This blog is n by:babyneedsnack- My name is Ellie, I’m ace and… somethg, I’m sorta still qutng my inty at the moment, and I love wrg and readg poetry, gay or otherwise. However, poetry and discsn about homophobia, transphobia, biphobia, aphobia, etc., are weled and enuraged. DING **** MY KIDNAPPER IS DEAD, THAT IS WHY I ALLOWED TED BUNDY TO TAKE ME YEAH, I WANTED TO KIDNAP MY KIDNAPPERHOPING THE SPIRIT WORLD CAN **** MY KIDNAPPER, OH YEAHI KNOW IT’S ****** HARD, CAUSE, THE SCHITZOPHRENIA, WAS GIVING ME THE ****** YRGEI FOUND IT HARD TO RID THE URGE, SO I MADE TED BUNDY’S GHOST TIE ME UPBUT THIS MADE ME FIGHT MY FATHER, AND FORCE ME ON MEDICATIONWHICH MADE THE NICEST MAN, BUT MY KIDNAPPER KEPT COMING BACKDING **** I WANTED MY KIDNAPPER DEAD, I KNOW I ANNOYED A LOT OF PEOPLETRYING TO GRAB THEM OH YEAHI GRABBED A FEW SCHOOL MATES, AND THAT IS WHY I WAS TREATED LIKE A YEAH MATE YEAH KIDI WANT TO GET REOFORMED, BUT A VOICE SAID, NO YOUR NOR REFORMEDAND I WORKED AT THE RAINBOW, HELPING THE MENTALLY ILLAND I FELT LIKE A HAPPY CHIRPY COOL KID GOING TO THE BEACH AND BUSHWALKINGAND WORKING IN THE RAINBOW KITCHEN, AND NOBODY WANTED TO TEASE MECAUSE I HELPED TO GIVE THEM A MEAL, I WAS A COOL KID, AND VERY VERY CHIRPYAND THEN IN 2002, I FELT REALLY CRAZY, THE PARANORMAL SHOVING VOICES IN MY HEADWHICH WAS, I WAS THE KID, KILLED BY THE ******, THE AMERICAN ****** KILLED A KIDBUT I SAID I DREAMT IN THE REAL WORLD, SAYING THE KID HE KILLED WAS MEI STOOD MY LITTLE KIDNAPPING KID, OUT ON THE LONESOME, THE ****** KILLED MY CRAZY KIDNAPPERI AM NOT GAY, I RESPECT GAYS, BUT I AM NOT GAYI AM NOT A PHEDAPHILE, HAVING *** WITH KIDS IS REPULSIVEI AM NOT A CUDDLING KOOMARRI MAN, CAUSE THEY GET KILLED, I LIKE TO SAY THAT AT LEAST GAYS, HAVE A REASONTHE KOOMARRIS, ARE TOTALLY GEEKY, AS THEY CUDDLE UP TO YAI AM NOT GAY, HE SAID, I JUST LIKE TO CUDDLE MEN, NOT THAT THERE IS ANYTHING WRONG WITH GAYSI AM NOT GAY, I MADE MY CHOICE, TO BE A ******LIKE A ******, WHO PARTIES ALL THE FUCKEN TIME, LIKE A ****** BABY YEAHPARTY WITH ME, AND YOU AS WELL YO DUDEBUT TED BUNDY, ISN’T HASSLING ME NO MORE, I AGREED TO **** MY HOOLIGAN WHO GRABS KIDSAND IN JUP[ITER, I AM PREPARED TO SUFFER, FOR EVERY KID, AS CRONUS DOES DOTED BUNDY NOW HAS ME ******* TO THE LAMP POST ON JUPITERI PREFER THIS, RATHER THAN CUDDLING ******* KOOMARRI MENPRESUMING THAT I AM GAY, I AM STRAIGHT, MY PROBLEMS WERE WATCHING REALLY BAD KIDNAPPING ON TVAND MY LAST TWO LIVES KIDNAPPED AND KILLED AT AGE 8 GREAME THORNE ANDS PATRICK DUNBARI HAVE KILLED MY KIDNAPPER AND LEFT MY LITTLE DADDY’S SHY BOY WITH DAD, ON CLOUD 9SO I CAN ENJOY BATTLING THE YOU AND YOUR BROTHER AREN’T LIKE US VOICEBY DRINKING A BOTTLE OF COKE, I AM A COMPUTER **** KIDI WANT TO LOSE PAT’S VOICE, BUT WE HAD FUN TOGETHERI WANT TO LOSE HIS VOICE, BECAUSE I DON’T WANT TO HEAR THESE DELLUSIONSOF HIM BEING A TEASING GAY MAN, CAUSE YOU HAVE TO BE CAREFUL TO TEASE NORMIESTHE WAY I USED TO TEASE THE MEN, WHETHER YOUR GAY OR NOTPEOPLE PRESUME THAT YOUR GAY, AND PUNCH AND **** YOUBULLYING LEADS TO KILLING, BRIAN ALLAN DOESN’T WANT TO BE KILLEDSO HE PREFERS TO GET RID OF HIS SHY BOY THE BRIAN ALLAN WAYCAUSE I HATE, THE IDEA IN HINDSIGHT OF BEING A LITTLE YOUNG DUDE LIKE THATIT WAS ALRIGHT WHEN I WAS YOUNG, WELL CRAWLING THROUGH DRAINPIPESAND RIDING OUR BIKES, AND PARTYING IN CLUBS WAS COOLBUT THE KIDNAPPING OR THE GAY ACTIVITY, REALLY AIN’T FOR MEI AM STILL DOING WHAT I USED TO DO, THE IMAGINATION BITART AND DRAWING, I WANT TO KIL MY KIDNAPPER AND HAVE TED BUNDY TIE HIM UP ON JUPITERAQND LEAVE MY DADDY’S LITTLE SHY BOY AS I SAID ON CLOUD 9 WITH DADWE HAVE TO STAND ON OUR OWN TWO FEETOH YEAH MY, HEART IS A PUMPING, AND MY LEGS ARE FITI WANNA STAND ON MY OWN TWO FEETI DON’T CARE WHAT MY VOICES SAYI PREFER FOR MY VOICES TO SAY BE AN ARTIST, BE A WRITER, BE A YOUTUBE PARTNER, BE A BUDDHISTI DON’T WANT TO HAVE ANY PART OF MY DADDY’S LITTLE SHY BOY IN ME, EVER AGAINMEDICATION, REINCARNATION, I AM COOL, HOW ABOUT A LITTLE CELEBRATIONSTOP THE CALLING ME WOOSEY, IN MY HEAD, CAUSE, IT’S FUCKEN DOWNGRADING YOU BIG *******I FEEL UNCOMFORTABLE AROUND GAYS, DOESN’T MEAN I HATE THEM, I HATE BEING TOLD I AM STILL GAY******* ****, *******, I AM NOT GAYDING **** MY KIDNAPPER IS DEAD AND MY LITTLE SHY BOY IS UP THERE WITH DEAR OLD DADI AM A MAN WHO ENJOYS PARTYING, YEAH MATE YEAH, I AM NO ****.

Ross Gay - “To the Mulberry Tree”“And seeg me seeg to the terrible future, she put softly one hand on my ch and the other my hair, turng my head away om what wreckage waed there.

Ross Gay.