Steven Daniel Jones Poet Free verse

Gay Today

I come out gay today.
What has taken me so long?
It is my fear of what some would say,
Now I feel free as a birdsong.
Many years living astray,
My true self was all wrong.
My happiness has had to pay,
Time to stand up strong.
Gay today and forever me,
Achieving blissful happiness. 
Totally carefree,
The world is my witness.

Many missed true love opportunities,
Loneliness and sadness kept me a while.
Caring what others thought was lunacy,
How close it was to being senile.
Those years wasted brutally,
To my younger self I now reconcile.
Loving me with impunity,
Continuing onward I can only smile.
Gay today and forever me,
Achieving blissful happiness. 
Totally carefree,
The world is my witness.

Living now a new,
Numerous possibilities await.
True love I’m searching for you,
Out there somewhere is my soulmate.
Respecting me so others do too,
Finding one’s self is never too late.
To all the world I love you,
Please help stop gay hate.  
Gay today and forever me,
Achieving blissful happiness. 
Totally carefree,
The world is my witness.

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Beata Agustin September 5, 2025 at 3:00 AM I greet you with the love of the Lord, expressed by John 3:16 of the Bible, "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life." Be blessed.

Lasean Century August 26, 2020 at 9:32 AM Congratulations ?? very well constructed and contextually inspiring!

Darlene De Beaulieu October 21, 2019 at 1:26 PM Hello Daniel Jones, I say, good for you coming out. God made us all differently. We should be proud of who we are. My great niece is gay and I love her just the same. Have a nice day my friend.

Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart October 21, 2019 at 1:04 PM Yay! A happy day, and blessings to you every day. Wonderful penning. xomo

DM Babbit October 21, 2019 at 1:00 PM I guess I'm naiive but I can't understand why people find "different" such a threat when it never imposes on who we are within, just be yourself and love will find you.