Unencumbered by the restrictions of my own inhibitions
I lived my life out loud.
Last night I stood tall, embracing it all
but today I'm not feeling as proud.
Smudged glitter and mascara in the morning light
don't quite feel the same way.
I married a man with a retirement plan
Never questioned, I might be gay.
Cascades of realizations from past drunk revelations
unlocked something suppressed.
I thought every lady felt unsatisfied daily,
hopeless, & sexually repressed.
So today in the sobering bright apartment lights
I sat holding my sweet man's hand.
"It would be an injustice if I just forgot this
I love you, please understand"
Heartbroken, we cried as we said our goodbyes.
It was time to figure out me.
We held on tight for the rest of the night. Then I said.
"Thank you for setting me free"
About the Creator
Jamie Brown
I wrote before I knew how to type. One painstaking finger stroke at a time, I made my family a weekly newspaper at the age of 8. Every misspelled story as sweet and funny as the next. It was the start of something beautiful.
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By Jamie Brown4 years ago in Fiction
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Very well written and understood. I felt the emotion of the situation. Kudos... Heart coming your way.