untitled slam poetry
Inspired by two photographs:
18 and pretty sure I’m turning up a mess –
got school and family and a girlfriend to stress,
nothing really to complain about, I guess you could say,
except my daddy said he wants to take my house keys away
because he can’t accept the fact that his daughter is gay
and I’ve been dating my girl for 9 months today
and I’m pretty sure that I wanna keep it that way
but it’s hard when he plays victim and is acting betrayed
like we coulda worked it out, me acting straight every day
like the way that I acted up until 8th grade
when I figured it out, that I wasn’t the same,
and for a while it was easy just to spare him the shame,
hide myself of Facebook, only show my full name
but there’s a point when you realize it’s just a sick little game,
cause your daughter won’t talk cause you hate what she became.
writing, my only recourse after our violent discourse
and looking for comfort I go right to the source,
the bus to the train to her place in the rain
and when i get there, she doesn’t ask me to explain
but makes it plain that I can share what I can no longer contain
so i try, for her sake, so she can maybe understand
why I am how I am when I reach for her hand and
hold it tighter than I probably should, and
kiss her more times than I normally would,
it hurts, burns, slow and smoldering, and still the world turns
while I sit back and learn the definition of love, unconditional
hoping you’ll reconsider my love, untraditional.
7 comments
your poem is my favorite
love it so much
it’s real and touching
keep it up~~
eventually he will understand
I loved hearing this said, and even more wonderful is seeing the pictures now because the love in both is so evident. Thank you for sharing this!!
WOW. That’s what comes to mind. Besides for the fact that your spoken words sounded professionally done, the fact that you were brave enough to share this with people is incredible and I truly admire your courage.
The pictures are amazing. You look so happy!
I love the way you presented in class and I want to thank you for sharing something that is so deep inside your heart… Amazing pictures.. and he will come around .. ^_^
Like many other classmates I was struck by this poem and really loved it for many reasons. First, the rhythm is truly admirable and professional. Second, the content is really inspiring to anyone that reads it because it is important to be true to who you are even if there are obstacles on the road. Thank you for sharing the poem with the class. If you ever write poetry I’ll be the first one to buy it! =)))
Besides the fact that the poem itself was amazing. The way you recited, the rhythm, the tone, and the inflections in you voice was perfect. I admire you for speaking about something so personal and sharing it with the class.
I love the fact that your poetry is so personal. Even though you’ve told me about your relationship with your parents and your girlfriend before, hearing it come directly from you as poetry is completely different because it’s such a more personal medium. Fantastic. 🙂