i have a secret
a secret so hard to say that
my throat clenches up
and it's hard to breathe at the thought of it

i could be shunned from some of my friends
if i dare speak it to them

i could be kicked out of my house
if i try to express it

i could get killed on the street
if i attempt to hold her hand

because girls like girls
and some people find that to be an
abomination
although my existence wont harm them
at all
but they see it worthy enough
to torment me
to kill me

they view my love
as a sin, worse than
Eve eating the apple

if i dare kiss her
on her sweet lips
i could get a bruised lip
and a black eye

my action of love
could get met with
an action of hate