For G
For G, I love you. In memory of your life path.
LGBTQ+
"Whatever you identify as, identify as an expression of love." ~ Michelle Morris
For G
By Michelle Morris
11/04/2023
You kissed a boy
And you enjoyed it
Startling and intimate
An explosion of sensations
A first love experience
Young hearts and minds
Kisses and kind hands
Feelings and emotions
You felt so different
Isolated and alone
No friends or family
To help you process the moments
Beat up by your father
Not supported by your mother
Left to fend for yourself
Through the labyrinths of life
Your siblings were defenceless
Each dealing with their own problems
You felt like Dorothy in Oz
With no guides or Yellow Brick Road
You moved through life
On a rocky path with thorns
The love of your life
Apart from you with his family
Like a forbidden love match
You furtively sought each other
Moments here and there
Time frozen in its splendour
By the time I was a teenager
You were hardened and distant
Not interested in any family
No trust left in your arsenal
We never became close
But I respected your life choices
I loved you from a distance
And supported all your wishes
To think that it all started
More than seventy years old
It's a sad and moving story
That only helps future generations
I hope that you are happy now
Looking down on us from Heaven
I hope that you're with him too
Holding hands as you watch the sunset
© Michelle Morris, 2023
"What does LGBTQIA2S+ mean? LGTBQIA2S+ is an acronym for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, ***** and/or Questioning, Intersex, Asexual, Two-Spirit, and the countless affirmative ways in which people choose to self-identify."
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