You see only masculine in maleness
but I can find the soft jawline
look back in time to
seeing the long brown hair,
the soft pale skin,
the timorous voice
that searched the air
for a truth we all shared.

I can see the beauty
when two men
in love become one.
As eyes that once scanned
the deserts and seas
look upon other human beings
no longer aching but finally free
to lust, to touch, and truly be
who they are.