Keeping the Faith

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Many gay people are still growing up and living their lives in a gay-unfriendly environment so reconciling themselves to being gay is far from easy; they are haunted (as I was as a youth and young man) by stereotypes that continue to attach themselves to gay men and women across the world.

Some of us manage to break free of the sexual identity imposed on us by formative years in schools (and families) hostile to gay relationships.

Sadly, many don’ …

Sexuality has to be in the genes or how come killions of LGBT people around the world, from all walks of life ... ? It is high time certain cultures and world religions acknowledged this and ceased rto persecute gay people, forcing them to choose between keeping up appearances and living a closet existence or the freedom any mind-body-spirit deserves. Religions of the world preach peace and love to all. Excluding gay and transgender men and women, boys and girls and refusing to accept the  integrity of our sexuakity is nothing less than sheer hypocrisy.

As you know, I am not a religious person, but of this I remain certain ... God is no homophobe.

KEEPING  THE FAITH

A man may try to love a woman,

and does, but the heart always knows

if it lies

My heart sang songs without words

for keeping faith with its tears

as it went through all the motions

of passion but none came even close 

to true love

A man may try not to love man,

but does and the heart, it always knows

why it cries (for all it has missed)

and will sing songs about secrets and lies,

but no one ever hears

as it goes through all the motions

of paying lip service to such stereotypes

bigots perpetuate

Yet, to love takes two and a heart

beating true can no more resist another

than time its tides, chipping away

at a heart made of clay moulded in the image

of its ‘betters’

When he and I kiss, my heart sings

songs of joy, for (finally) keeping faith

with being gay

Copyright R. N. Taber 2013