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"Plumage"
We are the iridescent gems
kicked like rubble
gifts to give
we walk souls
in dead bodies
all colours, plumage to be free
accepted our truth,
is shunned by the better ones
we are viewed obscenities
integrity takes courage
honesty by the beautiful ones
broken down by frowning whispers
bits of us shine
put together again macrami shame
hung around our necks
we are
a puzzle
considered feigned
by the holier than thous
discouraged
we are love that is hidden, pain
Love is Love
Life is Life
inside comes out
eventually
different coloured feathers
freely given flight
brighter than ordinary
what is expected tries
so many times, tears cry
windows open
credence to be seen
uncovered jewels that glisten
soulfully divine
in Divinity’s eyes
Heaven listens
(LadyLabyrinth/ 2021)
“The Village” / Wrabel
https://youtu.be/tilsrO-3gcQ
"Whispering that same prayer
half a million times
It's a lie, though
buried in disciples
One page of the Bible
isn't worth a life
There's something wrong
in the village,
In the village..."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT_rights_in_Australia
https://humanrights.gov.au/our-work/education/face-facts-lesbian-gay-bisexual-trans-and-intersex-people
https://www.beyondblue.org.au/who-does-it-affect/lesbian-gay-bi-trans-and-intersex-lgbti-people
https://www.cfr.org/article/changing-landscape-global-lgbtq-rights
https://ilga.org/about-us
LYRICS/ The Village, by Wrabel
https://genius.com/Wrabel-the-village-lyrics
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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, Queer and/or Questioning, Intersex, Asexual, Two-Spirit, and the countless affirmative ways in which people choose to self-identify."
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