A Set of Haikus / a set of syllable lengths / but can they be queer?
How do you know you’re gay?
Homosexual
cobalt eyes, another man
smiles, he walks by me.
Is being gay a stage of life?
“It’s just a stage son.”
Tell that to my four boyfriends, or
last week’s one-night stand...
Ways to test the waters.
A look, a glance, through
sidelong eyes, brazen, wanting
to not be alone.
What about being bi?
Best sex of my life
(to that point) until he left
for my best girl friend.
When you decided you were gay
A month post-trauma
failed, my defenses come down.
Accept, move forward.
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This was an exercise at the Genesis Project night on Monday. I kinda like them, so I thought I'd share.