As a child Friends knocked the door Eagerly excited You were waiting for To hear the question As it left their mouth Asking your parents If you were coming out
As a child We’d run around No care in the world And acting the clown Getting dirty And playing in mud Making as many adventures As we possibly could
As a child I was building a wall To keep me safe And capture it all Capture all the emotions That were coming my way Trap any thoughts That I might be gay
As a child I put on a mask To hide behind In case I was asked Because I didn’t like stuff Like the other lads Connected more with girls And their toys and fads
As a child I couldn’t admit Or accept to myself That I just didn’t fit Fit in with the others They were not like me But I carried on I just couldn’t see
As a child I wish I’d known Because the hiding continues Even now I’m grown That knock on the door Meant coming out to play But that’s not what it would mean If the door knocked today
© curiousdud3 08/2020
