Many people would say I am overly gay
The way I post aplenty poetry about distinctive
And enchanting men, clean-limbed, powerfully
Built, astonishingly solid, hardworking men
Streaming with sereneness, tenderness and
A rude boy attitude – here I go again
Somehow, I have deviated from the focus
Of attention, but I can’t help it, it’s in
My nature to be attracted to the same ***
To admire their broad and beauteous worlds
What goes on in their minds, what kind
Of dreams do they dream, what are their
Favorite enjoyments, what kind of music
Gets them in the groove, what kind of rides
Do they like, how I might coexist in their lives?

I am just a glittering gay gemstone, a flowery
Rainbow of dreams, a fabulous ******
A fecund punk who cares less what anyone
Has to say about me, I am phenomenally made
My mind is composed of enormous enlightenment
My vernacular is broad-ranging, profound
And highly incomparable, I am so much more
Than a homosexual, I am a goal-oriented man
An educated, self-validated, and self-loving man
An immeasurably intuitive man, an extremely
Empathetic being, a marvelous star in my own heart
A fiery brilliance in the sunshine, an unforgettable boy
Carrying a story with him far apart from anyone else

I have weathered many challenges in my life
The ongoing bullying that never appeared to cease
Being punched in the face, my face slammed
Against a wall, seeing shadowy stars and scarlet
Scenes after it all, falling on the blackened floor
Perplexed, threatened, feeling like I was passing away
Like failing eagle losing the gift of flight

I was blessed to be alive from that cataclysmic
Encounter, but the months onward taught me
The pinnacle of lessons in life at such a young age,
One’s that consisted of being intimidated daily
On the bus, walking down the school hallways,
In classrooms, and even waiting outside to get
On the bus – I never imagined that an adolescent
Could face the waves of desolation, trying to be
Strong, but on the inside, I was cracking like
A picture frame, going deranged, amber flamed
Wondering why a boy like me had experience
Such savagery at the hands of considerable youngsters