When I open my mouth
And words stumble out
the wrong ones
bring my pride down south
"I'm gay"
I say
every time, every day
every way
And then I speak up
and clarify
"Well, actually
I'm bi"
I hope my shame is as discreet
I hope one day I can say it clear
"I'm bisexual, isn't that neat?"
And I hope it is so this year
I've always has a problem saying Bi instead of gay
I've internalized this sense of biphobia
because I'm ashamed of the stigma attached to the word Bisexual
and I work every day to get rid of that timidity