the beautiful man with the lyrical voice
that has laughed with me this evening
lifting my diaphragm to distort
so much so that it mellowed with the mirth
of being at ease in his presence
is now crying for his lost love
he has no one else to share this slow death
that is strangling the life out of him...
and not for the first time
do I feel the weight of my femininity
for he needs masculine arms
to hold him close and closet the pain
not a straight jacketed heterosexual
who may just may be homophobic
yet the life being strangled out of him
is a slow death that he cannot share...
If I ever meet Adam I will say words
shot faster than a kalashnikov
and I won't wave a white flag in retreat
I am all the things I wish I were not
for he needs a session or two or three
within a boxing ring
for decimating such a special soul
that is in a death so slow
he cannot cope with this life
and I am purple-blue bruised like him
his ache is echoing within sighs
of sadness shaped within the last letter of the alphabet
for the man who made him feel less
less than he is worth
and society says piously don't bleed love
between man and man
it's not acceptable like being a Marine
and learning to adapt and overcome
oh foolish folly of processes of thought
all pain is equal...
All rights reserved © 2007 Yvette Champ
Author notes
" I read the rules"
A contest entry
- Gay Pride/Relationships/Love/ Anything by MrsJones.
450 points, ended April 28, 2008, 13 entries
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
Please tell me what you think
Comments
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I don't like repeating other peoples comments but this is a vary good,
moving, emotional piece.
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Very touching, I liked this a lot. It's an extremely emotional piece that I wish if more people read it may open their eyes. I think that's what society needs today, to exposed to suffering to understand our suffering as human beings. Great work, thanks for entering.
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This is a great piece of writing, very emotive, and something that saddened me. You have expressed yourself well, and I thank you for entering a piece that is so different to the entries I have received. Well done x
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Your words pull much emotion out of the reader. There's a sense of anger and of sadness. There's hope and there's resignation.
An excellent entry and I am very pleased to find it here.
Thank you for entering.
e~
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I really like this entry. You took something that is not necessarily taboo, and created this feeling with your writing that made it feel very taboo .. as well as writing something that could incite anger...but without the intentiion of doing so ...
I really do like this entry
Thanks and good luck
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wonderfully conveyed... so much truth to your words... such an honest understanding - observations and emotions that seem so straightforward it is an enigma why some still are so strongly opposed as though the heart and soul have a choice in the matter...
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And this sets the bar. I wasn't going to enter ... but, you have eloquently shown why we should always hold the honesty of self up high
Thank you.
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The first stanza was so intense, so cleverly lyrical and unique..I was in awe of it...and as the poem progressed it added to the story...but the beginning almost seemed to shadow the rest of the piece and it lost luster...In contrast, your eneding brought about a sharp turn...a cliff hanging ending...and it was brillaint....I think you may have pulled off the weaker middle stanzas...I will have to read through it when I'm not in such a pessimistic mood.
As always, brillaint piece.
Cynn -
all pain is equal...
This is simply stunning! You have written this with the eye of an artist and the soul of a poet. You display great empathy towards someone whom society would deem as "different". This really highlights the wonderful heart that lies at the center of your undoubted talent. Winner for sure!
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This is so beautiful...excellent poem ..
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airee. "With loving kindness have I drawn thee, yea with an everlasting love". I think we often forget that scripture in are effort to be self-righteous. Jesus ate with the sinner and loved the man for the soul that was lost but then Jesus had enough self confidense not to need to put someone down to feel good about himself.
The devil has lied to so many and left them when they really needed someone. That's what he does. He bates, lures, intices and when one gets in the middle of the mess, he removes their blindfolds, reveals their true situation and then leaves them there to deal with it alone. What a jerk!
I will embrace everyone GOD sends my way and lead those who will follow, pray for those who will not, and love both equally.
One Love,
John
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