“There will come a time when you believe everything is finished; that will be the beginning.”
– Louis L’Amour
Never been straight,
but I didn’t know
I was colouring between the lines
following the tracks
Didn’t miss
what I didn’t think I lacked.
Then there was a realisation
a revelation
a dawn of bright, gay colour.
a rainbow of possibility
from the weighed down chest of conformity.
Straight ended there for me.
No going back.
My world no longer that world.
That comfortable blanket
of normality
that I’d clung to
as I got older
and weirder.
As I got more me.
It’s scary to be free
when you’ve been caged so long.
But I found I belong
in a world of possibility
where they even accepted
an odd duck like me.
Where I can love
and love and love some more.
Any human I adore
could love me too.
If we want to
if we consent to.
We can do each other
and someone else?
we can do it all.
Life in bright, vibrant colour.
The end of the straight road.
But the start of another.
My queer beginning.
Very motivating quote! Loud :)
Thanks :)
I love that <3 " A rainbow of possibility".
Delighted you have finally found your new beginning. It can be scary to break away from everything we once knew and were so used to being!
Thank you for joining in with QuoteQuest <3 x
Thank you for the inspiration :) New is always a lil’ scary, even when it feels so right :)
It’s scary to be free when you’ve been caged so long – how well said, Victoria
Thank you <3
We learn so much about ourselves as we get older, if we let ourselves. Lovely post xx
Straight roads are boring. The more twists and turns the better.
Very true indeed!