Monday morning,
The beginning of a new week,
A new life
I took the gigantic step
Of coming out,
I didn't feel the need to hide,
To pretend for the sake of society,
I am me,
That's all there is to it.

My family knows,
My friends know,
And I couldn't ask for better people in my life.
I feel like I don't deserve that.
I'm free,
Free to love who I want to love
And the best part is,
Everybody is OK with that.

But I wanted to be treated as I used to,
I still want to be 'just Lewis'
I don't want someone to be friends with me
For the sake of being a 'gay best friend'
I hate that label,
I'm a human, not a novelty
I want to be a best friend for what I do,
Not my sexuality.

The future will be difficult,
But I know I am happier now and will continue to be when tomorrow comes.