Coming Out

Scared, unsure, nervous.

What will they say?

What will they do?

Will I be accepted as me?

Will I be looked at differently?

Questions.

Running through my mind like crazy.

When to tell them?

What to do?

Will they understand?

What will the demand?

Demand me to be gone?

To be forever alone?

A fear making my brain throb as if it will never stop.

Words stuck in my throat,

I think I'm going to choke.

It's time.

Now or never,

Because their attention is all mine.

Look I'm gay okay.

Guys and girls are the way I play.

I'm sorry if you're disappointed or upset,

It's natural.

This ain't no evasion.

I'm being real.

It's time to unveil.

Unveil to the world, me.

Who I've always been,

It ain't no sin.

I must be seen.

I'm tired of running.

Running away from the truth.

I feel like I'm caught in some trap.

Asking why,

Why all these lies?

Now is the time,

The time for me to shine.

I will not fear.

I will not fret.

I accept.

I accept myself for me,

And this is the first step.