Don't Come Out for Me
On National Coming Out Day
Don't come out for me.
Come out for you.
.
No need for fanfare or announcements.
No pressure to say it in the right tone
or write it in the right font.
.
You don't need to tell anyone really.
.
But trust yourself
to know yourself
and love yourself.
Even that part.
.
And know I love that part of you, too.
About the Creator
F Cade Swanson
Queer dad from Virginia now living and writing in the Pacific Northwest. Dad poems, sad poems, stories about life. Follow me on insta at @fcadeswanson
Reader insights
Outstanding
Excellent work. Looking forward to reading more!
Top insights
Heartfelt and relatable
The story invoked strong personal emotions
Compelling and original writing
Creative use of language & vocab
Easy to read and follow
Well-structured & engaging content
Masterful proofreading
Zero grammar & spelling mistakes
On-point and relevant
Writing reflected the title & theme
Keep reading
More stories from F Cade Swanson and writers in Poets and other communities.
Loss and Gain. Second Place in Get Comfortable Challenge. Second Place in 2023 Vocal Writing Awards - Free Verse Poetry.
I enter your fifth grade classroom. It’s writing festival and you’ve written an “I am” poem. “I am from never give up even if you can’t take it.”
By F Cade Swanson3 years ago in Poets
'20/20'
"Do It Again" the track that would ultimately open the Beach Boys final album on Capitol Records which was released on February 10th 1969 had originally been released as a single in August of 1968. The track was the first of many post-Pet Sounds era throwbacks to the early Beach Boys sound which would become continually more cliched and eventually lead the Beach Boys to the level of self-parody they would eventually succumb to in the 1980s while their closest contemporaries The Beatles nearing the end of their run in 1969 would go on to be viewed as the most influential band of all time. However, the song itself is not bad on its surface, and it opens with a futuristic sounding (for 1969) drumbeat captured by then-Beach Boys engineer Stephen Desper using tape delays on the drums performed by Dennis Wilson and John Guerin. The song has been re-recorded numerous times over the years on various Beach Boys-related projects most notably the 2011 re-recording at Capitol studios featuring the five surviving Beach Boys at the time backed instrumentally by various members of both the Brian Wilson Band and Mike Loves touring "Beach Boys" to promote the then upcoming Beach Boys 50th Anniversary reunion tour in 2012. The hammering and power drill sound at the end of the song was an excerpt from a track called "Workshop" that was to be a part of the uncompleted "SMiLE" album.
By Sean Callaghan7 days ago in Beat
Comments (2)
Aww this is such a sweet poem! And a very good message.
Hi there! I’ve really been enjoying your poetry, it’s so earnest and humble. And this poem too, especially during Pride Month when there’s so much pressure sometimes, it’s so relevant. I wanted to let you know that we featured this poem in our queer vocal voices Facebook group. Would love to have you join if you’re interested :) It’s just an online queer space for queer writers and stories to flourish 😊
This comment has been deleted