The Down Low from Up High
by
Christian X
If I had never
encountered a love
so closeted & scared
to live,
I wonder if I would have
remained free;
living without HIV.
Instead,
I loved erroneously
& unceremoniously.
I struggled.
Yet, now...
I thrive
& feel quite alive;
better than if I had remained tethered to the inside…
of your dank & windowless room
pondering the profundity
of your self-imposed gloom.
I loved you enough to be
me...
yet, you did not love us
all that much
to axe the rope & set
us both free.
.oO~Oo.
copyright 2008
