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Feb 2016
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
Iris Nyx
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Iris Nyx  El Paso, Texas
(El Paso, Texas)   
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