Out

The closet opened wide when she gave me no choice

On one hand I was calm, happy even

On the other, I was hurt and angry

My privacy was breached

It was a title wave, crashing in on me

Accepting like a hug, yet deadly like a stab to the heart

Gracefully harmful, a symphony of sound

And all I wanted to do was turn around

Flip the sign on the door, reading closed

But one day the sign will say open

And she will accept me fully

For now the clock will tick by 

Waiting for a high tide that will come in time

For now I'm stranded, surrounded by shark infested water

At least I can love who I love

I'll wait for the clock to hit twelve before

I come out again and have to swim to shore

Reviews

[John the Baptist]

Unless I am misreading this one, it sounds like a comment on gays' struggle for acceptance. "She" is society, which apparently gives mixed signals. Full acceptance is not yet, but the speaker is confident it will. For now, "At least I can love who I love."

[Ace Jaxon]

I love this interpretation, It was about me coming out to my mom, but I think it works for that too. Thank you for the review and the interpretation. I look forward to hearing more from you. :)

[poetgurl]

Being accepted for who you are is much better, awesome read

[Ace Jaxon]

It is and I'm glad that it's happened even though the circumstances aren't that great. Acceptance should be for everyone and everything. I'm glad you enjoyed.

[Chris Shaw]

Acceptance is so important. I hope you will be accepted and loved for who you are and not for what others want you to be. Good to convey your feelings on this way.

Chris

[Ace Jaxon]

Thank you for kind words as always, I hope to continue receiving feed back from you. :)