I wear the face of a gay
man living in society
amongst fast-changing
creations, surrounded
by beating drums
and rumbling rhythms
suspended in space.
To live as a homosexual
brings forth many obstacles,
to be around the crowd
and listen to the slashed
sounds of damaged nouns
and pronouns swirling
in the air, run-off sentences
smashed and slammed,
rammed and jammed,
crashing off course
into smoky dungeons.
The gay man faces many
challenges in life and
some that ultimately
creates confusion
and chaos within
converging worlds.
The late-night walks
that leads to fist fights,
stereotypes, gun violence,
a fear that most homosexuals
live with every day.  To walk
in a world diverging from the
norm, to feel insecure
and unworthy among the
universe, to breathe in the
language of hatred circling
the landscape, wondering
if the world will ever understand
what it means to be gay.